Peer Smed
Pair of Candelabra

ArtistAmerican, born Denmark, 1879–1943
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pair of Candelabra
Date1934
PlaceBrooklyn, New York, United States
MediumSterling silver
DimensionsOverall (Each): 12 × 11 3/8 × 5 3/8 in. (30.5 × 28.9 × 13.7 cm)
Credit LineMilo M. Naeve Collection, museum purchase funded by the Mary Kathryn Lynch Kurtz Charitable Lead Trust, the Decorative Arts Endowment, the estate of Mary Beth Baird, Mr. and Mrs. William Shiffick, and the Franzheim synergy Trust
Object number2010.1553.1,.2
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Provenance[Ivey-Selkirk Auction, Saint Louis, 2002]; [Lauren Stanley, New York, 2002]; Estate of Milo M. Naeve; purchased by MFAH, 2010.
Exhibition History“Silver: An American Art—Selections from the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston,” The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, August 30–February 15, 2015.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Stamped on the underside: "STERLING" "PEER / SMED" (stylized, in a rectangle, divided by a hammer) "1934"

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