Design for a Candlestick, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash, watercolor, graphite on light blue paper, Vertical rectangle. Design for a candlestick intended to be executed in gilded and green bronze and white marble. Upon a half circular base with a black fluted band, decorated with three gold lion masks, stands a tripod. Around two of the legs are wound respectively a vine and a snake--around the third leg at the front is a crossed caduceus and a club. At the rim of the tripod are three seated female figures of allegories. Above their heads stands upon a capital a basket with flowers, out of which is springing a basin with ram heads on the rim, upon which three sockets spring on long shafts at their feet. Rinceaux beside it. Burning candles at top., Rome, Italy, ca. 1800, lighting, Drawing, Drawing
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Design, Candlestick, Luigi Righetti, Italian, 1780 - 1819, Pen, ink, brush, sepia wash, watercolor, graphite, light blue paper, Vertical rectangle, Design, candlestick intended, executed, gilded, green bronze, white marble, Upon, half circular base, black fluted band, decorated, three gold lion masks, stands, tripod, Around two, legs, wound respectively, vine, snake, third leg, front, crossed caduceus, club, rim, tripod, three seated female figures, allegories, heads stands upon, capital, basket, flowers, out, springing, basin, ram heads, rim, upon, three sockets spring, long shafts, feet, Rinceaux beside, Burning candles, top, Rome, Italy, ca, 1800, lighting, Drawing, Drawing
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