Ceiling light with three candle arms
Discolored cut glass, gold-plated brass and wire. Openwork ring around a glass bell, hanging from three prismatic chains. H approx. 67, D approx. 44 cm.
19th century, after the model of the Berlin bronze manufacturers Werner & Mieth.
The prototype, a larger lamp with candles inside, hangs in Queen Luise's bedroom in Charlottenburg Palace; another is in Pfaueninsel Palace.
Literature
Cf. Klappenbach, 17th to 20th century chandeliers made of brass, "bronze d'oré", cast zinc, porcelain, wood, antler, amber and glass, Berlin-Brandenburg-Regensburg 2019, cat. No. 35 f.
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