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Gueridon
pedestal table
Gueridon, small stand or table designed to support a candelabrum. It was introduced into France and Italy in the second half of the 17th century in the form of a carved black figure, known as a blackamoor, holding a tray above his or her head.
Some of the finest examples of gueridons were carved by Andrea Brustolon and survive in the Caβ Rezzonico in Venice. The name was also given to small 18th-century and early 19th-century French tables of various designs, particularly Neoclassical. See also candlestand.
This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.
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