Mermaid (Translation)
Sirène (Primary Title)
Candlestick (Object Name)

Jean Schlumberger, French, 1907 - 1987 (Artist)

1969
French
Decorative Arts
Lighting Devices
enamel, black lacquer, 18 carat gold
Overall: 7 5/16 × 3 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (18.57 × 8.89 × 11.43 cm)
99.3.3
marked on bottom of each base: "Schlumberger Paris"
Collection of Mrs. Paul Mellon
2018-2019: Jewels of the Imagination: Radiant Masterworks by Jean Schlumberger from the Mellon Collection, Museum of Fine Arts, St. Petersburg, St. Petersburg, FL, December 15, 2018 - March 31, 2019; National Museum of China, Beijing, May 30 - September 1, 2019; National Museum of Qatar, Doha, October 15, 2019 - January 15, 2020.

The Rachel Lambert Mellon Collection of Jean Schlumberger, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, February 10 - June 18, 2017
©artist or artist’s estate

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