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| Keywords: Hector Brame - Pair of Candlesticks with Sleeping Pheasants - Walters 27128, 27129.jpg Walters Art Museum artwork Creator Hector Brame Each candlestick takes the form of a sleeping pheasant on a branch of a leafless tree Barye occasionally incorporated birds such as pheasants and storks into his decorative works These pieces were cast after Barye's death by the bronze founder Hector Brame who purchased the models at the artist's estate sale in 1876 The hard-paste porcelain bases were probably made in Paris first issued 1876 bronze with warm brown-red patina on a porcelain base Each cm 27 62 19 69 12 38 accession number 27 128 27 129 81400 William T / Henry Walters Collection Baltimore date and mode of acquisition unknown Walters Art Museum Henry Walters Acquired by William T or Henry Walters Signature Very sharp cast through from model BARYE; Mark Arrangement of five dots in domino pattern on underside of base place of origin Paris France Walters Art Museum license Hector Brame Candlesticks Media contributed by the Walters Art Museum needs category review Collections of the Walters Art Museum | ||||
