Purportedly Pierre Platel
English, 1664–1719
Pair of Candlesticks (spurious)
1702/3
| Medium | silver |
| Object Number | 1955.287 |
| Acquisition | Acquired by Sterling and Francine Clark before 1955 |
| Status | Off View |
Image Caption
Purportedly Pierre Platel, Pair of Candlesticks (spurious), 1702/3, silver. Clark Art Institute, 1955.287
Select Bibliography
Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute. Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute Presents an Exhibition of Silver of the 16th, 17th, 18th, and 19th Centuries. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Robert Sterling Clark Art Institute, 1951.
Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. Exhibit Twenty-eight: Old Silver Dining Accessories. Exhibition catalogue. Williamstown, MA: Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, 1965.
Wenham, Edward. Domestic Silver of Great Britain and Ireland. London: Oxford University Press, 1931.
Comstock, Helen. "English Silver in the Robert S. Clark Collection at Williamstown, Mass." Connoisseur Year Book (1959): 38–44.
Wees, Beth Carver. English, Irish, and Scottish Silver at the Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1997.
Provenance
With Howard & Co., New York; sold to Robert Sterling Clark, 14 May 1930.¹ 1. According to the Howard & Co. invoice, the candlesticks were silver gilt when Clark purchased them. This is consistent with quantitative analysis of the metal, but no traces of gilding remain.
