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Collection Disc Candlestick

Disc Candlestick

Gerth and Gerth, Designer Chase Brass and Copper Company, Manufacturer
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Disc Candlestick
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Disc Candlestick

between 1936 and 1937

Gerth and Gerth (Designer) American Chase Brass and Copper Company (Manufacturer) American

Chrome plated steel

Overall: 4 3/4 × 8 1/2 × 4 inches (12.1 × 21.6 × 10.2 cm)

Metalwork

Contemporary Art after 1950

Gift of Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw and Susann and Larry Spilkin

1984.81

Copyright Not Evaluated

Markings

Underneath each disc supporting the candle wells: [Chase trademark (profile centaur shooting an arrow)] | Chase U.S.A.

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1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)

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Credit Line for Reproduction

Gerth and Gerth; Chase Brass and Copper Company, Disc Candlestick, between 1936 and 1937, chrome plated steel. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Jerome M. and Patricia J. Shaw and Susann and Larry Spilkin, 1984.81.

Disc Candlestick: Main View of Collection Gallery

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