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Significant Ceiling Chandelier
Ref: 1538
Significant Ceiling Chandelier
Ref: 1538
Significant Ceiling Chandelier
18th Century
85 x 0 cm (33¹/₂ x 0 inches)
85 x 0 cm (33¹/₂ x 0 inches)
Provenance: Private collection Germany, since 1950
Literature: Renate Möller, Lamps, Chandeliers and Candelabra, German Art Publishers, Munich/Berlin 2000, pp. 58-67
Description: Various rock crystals and gilt bronze / 12 arms
Characteristic of this crystal chandelier are the typical pendentives (pendulums and plaquettes). These are flat cast and then cut glass leaves with faceted outlines. Their formal model is not found in rock crystal pendants, as with other pendant types, but probably derives from the shapes of contemporary mirrors.
Crystal chandeliers were a distinctly exclusive pleasure in the 18th century. It wasn't until around 1760 that a more bourgeois form with loose crystal chain pendants developed in Sweden.
Characteristic of this crystal chandelier are the typical pendentives (pendulums and plaquettes). These are flat cast and then cut glass leaves with faceted outlines. Their formal model is not found in rock crystal pendants, as with other pendant types, but probably derives from the shapes of contemporary mirrors.
Crystal chandeliers were a distinctly exclusive pleasure in the 18th century. It wasn't until around 1760 that a more bourgeois form with loose crystal chain pendants developed in Sweden.
Significant Ceiling Chandelier