Candelabra (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese

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Object: Candelabra (one of a pair), from a Service Made for Pauline Bonaparte and Prince Camillo Borghese
Artist: Marked by Martin-Guillaume Biennais (born France, 1764–1843) Probably after designs by Charles Percier (born France, 1764–1838) and Pierre François Léonard Fontaine (born France, 1762–1853) Paris
Date: 1794–1819
Department: Applied Arts of Europe
Material family: metal
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