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Rococo Silver Candlestick c. 1745

With its wild floral elaborations and flamboyant abandonment of symetry or straight lines, this candlestick is characteristic of the rocco style. In what years did this syle become popular in Paris?




What does the rocco style candlestick highlight about this particular time in Ireland?




What was the first in a series of grand buildings to be erected in Dublin in 1728?