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Three-Arm Candelabrum Candelabrum
This is a Candelabrum. It was made by Valentijn Casper Bömke. It is dated 1766 and we acquired it in 1926. Its medium is silver. It is a part of the Product Design and Decorative Arts department.
This object was
bequest of
Mrs. John Innes Kane.
It is credited Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane.
- Mount (France)
- bronze.
- Gift of Jacob H. Schiff.
- 1904-20-12
- Beaker Beaker
- silver, gold.
- Gift of Eleanor and Sarah Hewitt.
- 1931-48-95
- Pair of Three-Arm Candelabra Candelabra
- silver, gold.
- Gift of Anonymous Donor.
- 1949-131-2-a/f
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- stoneware, bronze, gold.
- Gift of Harry C. Sigman.
- 2013-21-1
- Hall Stand (England)
- cast iron, marble, glass, brass.
- Museum purchase from Walter R. Scholz Memorial and Decorative Arts....
- 1989-64-1
- Jardinière (Plant Stand) Jardiniere
- silver, silver plated, brass.
- Gift of Ely Jacques Kahn.
- 1962-227-3-a,b
Its dimensions are
H x diam. (a/h): 40 × 30.5 cm (15 3/4 in. × 12 in.) H x diam. (base): 25.5 × 16 cm (10 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (branch section): 18.5 × 30 cm (7 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.) H x diam. (each candle socket): 6 × 2.5 cm (2 3/8 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (each bobeche): 1.3 × 8 cm (1/2 × 3 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Under base, at edge: [1] “V C B" in rectangular reserve with canted corners, impressed (maker’s mark Valentjn Casper Beumke) [2] “G” in circle, impressed (Amsterdam date letter 1766) [3] “XXX” on shield, under crown, impressed (Amsterdam town mark) [4] lion rampant, crowned, impressed (Province of Holland standard mark) [5] symbol in reserve, impressed (poorly struck, unreadable) Along exterior edge of base: [1] “V” on shield, under crown, impressed (Dutch duty mark) [2] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893) On branch section, around collar: [1] “V” on shield, under crown, impressed (Dutch duty mark) [2] crowned “O” in circle, impressed (Dutch mark for articles without payment of duty) [3] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893) On one bobeche, at center: [1] semicircle, crescent, or horn symbol over “P” in contour reserve, impressed (unidentified maker’s mark) [2] lion rampant, crowned, impressed (Province of Holland standard mark) On one bobeche, at petal edge: [1] crowned “O” in circle, impressed (Dutch mark for articles without payment of duty) [2] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893) On two bobeches, at centers: [1] semicircle, crescent, or horn symbol over “P” in contour reserve, impressed (unidentified maker’s mark) On two bobeches, at petal edges: [1] crowned “O” in circle, impressed (Dutch mark for articles without payment of duty) [2] weevil in oval, impressed (French import mark 1864 -1893)
Cite this object as
Three-Arm Candelabrum Candelabrum; Made by Valentijn Casper Bömke (Dutch, n.d.); Netherlands; silver; H x diam. (a/h): 40 × 30.5 cm (15 3/4 in. × 12 in.) H x diam. (base): 25.5 × 16 cm (10 1/16 × 6 5/16 in.) H x diam. (branch section): 18.5 × 30 cm (7 5/16 × 11 13/16 in.) H x diam. (each candle socket): 6 × 2.5 cm (2 3/8 in. × 1 in.) H x diam. (each bobeche): 1.3 × 8 cm (1/2 × 3 1/8 in.); Bequest of Mrs. John Innes Kane; 1926-37-130-a/h
This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibitions Hewitt Sisters Collect and The Cooper-Hewitt Collections: A Design Resource.
