About the Artwork
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.
Provenance
1985-present, gift to the Detroit Institute of Arts (Detroit, Michigan, USA)
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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.
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