Candlestick
Gaspare di Gerolamo Macri
(Italian, active abou 1550)
about 1550
Medium/TechniqueMetal; bronze
DimensionsOverall: 20.3 x 17.1 cm (8 x 6 3/4 in.)
Credit LineBequest of Alexis Gregory
Accession number2021.1085.1
On View
Not on viewClassificationsTools and equipment
ProvenanceAbout 1990s, sold by Cyril Humphris (dealer), London, to Alexis Gregory (b. 1936 - d. 2020), New York; 2021, bequest of Alexis Gregory to the MFA. (Accession Date: September 30, 2021)
Gaspare Traversi
first half of 16th century
Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli (called Niccolò Fiorentino)
16th century or modern cast
Niccolò di Forzore Spinelli (called Niccolò Fiorentino)
Possible reproduction of about 1480–1500 original