Beau Lustre émaillé en bronze doré, Autriche, Vienne, milieu du XVIIIe siècle

à huit lumières, les bassins et bobèches émaillés à décor floral rouge, jaune, bleu et vert sur fond blanc, la tige et les branches ornés de feuilles et fleurettes en émail polychrome ; (monté à l'électricité)

Illustration is slightly too clear. Good overall condition. Several lifts to the enamel, one nozzle damaged. Small losses in places and two flowers visibly missing. Bronze needs at least to be cleaned up. Some bronze elements are loose. Adapted and pierced for electricity. Rare and important chandelier.
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L'emploi de binets émaillés et de branchages fleuris en émail et bronze doré caractérise les luminaires issus des productions autrichiennes et allemandes du milieu du XVIIIe siècle, dont notre lustre constitue un parfait exemple. Une série de lustres comparables est conservée au palais de Schönbrunn à Vienne.
En outre, une applique d'un modèle similaire est illustrée dans Jonathan Bourne et Vanessa Brett, L'Art du Luminaire, Paris, 1992, p. 77, fig. 248, et une paire d'appliques est passée en vente à Paris, étude de Ricqlès, le 27 novembre 2000, lot 98.