Property of a New York Collector
A GERMAN NEOCLASSICAL GILT METAL AND COBALT GLASS EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER AFTER A DESIGN BY SCHINKEL, CIRCA 1815
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October 25, 08:20 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Property of a New York Collector
A GERMAN NEOCLASSICAL GILT METAL AND COBALT GLASS EIGHT-LIGHT CHANDELIER AFTER A DESIGN BY SCHINKEL, CIRCA 1815
wired for electricity
height 29 in.; width 29 in.; length 29 in.
73.5 cm; 73.5 cm; 73.5 cm
Identical arms appear on an eight-light chandelier designed c.1815 by the Prussian Court architect Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) for the town palace of Crown Prince August in Wilhelmstrasse 65, Berlin. Smaller versions are found at Schloss Glienicke, Wandsee and the Neuer Pavillon at Schloss Charlottenburg. A drawing of the design survives in the Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin.