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. Design for a candlestick with variations similar to 1938-88-593. Base supported by two lying golden griffons. Upon a half-circular base with decorations of garlands of trophies of vessels stands a column with the statue of Apollo on top. Two arms with burning candles are springing from ram heads, below the Ionic capital. A snake is wrapped around the column. Before the column stands a tripod, between two priestesses supporting with their erected outside arms cornucopias with a burning candle in each. At the bottom, the plan of the base., 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, Design, candlestick, variations, 1938-88-593, Base supported, two lying golden griffons, Upon, half-circular base, decorations, garlands, trophies, vessels stands, column, statue, Apollo, top, Two arms, burning candles, springing, ram heads, Ionic capital, snake, wrapped, column, column stands, tripod, two priestesses supporting, erected outside arms cornucopias, burning candle, bottom, plan, base, Italy, ca, 1800, lighting, Drawing, Drawing
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