Wall Sconce
CultureFrench
Date1725-1735
MediumCopper alloy with mercury gilding
DimensionsOverall: 22 inches (55.88 cm)
Credit LinePurchase: William Rockhill Nelson Trust
Object number33-30/2
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DescriptionSconce with two arms decorated with leaf scrolls, center stem of the applique sustains figure of winged dragon.ProvenanceWith Symons, by October 31, 1924 [1];
Purchased from Symons by French and Company, New York, stock no. 13246, October 31, 1924-January
30, 1933 [2];
Purchased from French and Company by The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 1933.
NOTES:
[1] This is probably Henry Symons and Co., a London dealer who did business with French and Company.
[2] Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, French and Company Stock Sheets, box 11, folder 3.
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