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Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-92)
Candelabra 1855-56
Gilt bronze | 317.5 x 116.0 cm (whole object) | RCIN 2727
Ballroom, Buckingham Palace
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These candelabra, were manufactured in Paris, under the supervision of Ludwig Grüner, Prince Albert's artistic adviser. Each candelabra contains 31 candles and were made to light Pennethorne’s new Ballroom at Buckingham Palace. Grüner was responsible for all aspects of the Ballroom’s neo-Renaissance decoration.
Inscribed on the side of the triangular base: F. BARBEDIENNE. A PARIS
Text adapted from Victoria & Albert: Art & Love, London, 2010Provenance
Made for Queen Victoria for the Ballroom in Buckingham Palace (59,290 francs, 50 centimes / £2,371 12s 6d, TNA LC11/140, quarter to September 1856, fol. 84).
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Gilt bronze
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317.5 x 116.0 cm (whole object)
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