Lot 205
  • 205

A German Neoclassical cut glass-mounted ormolu twelve-light chandelier by the Berlin workshop of Werner and Mieth, possibly after a design by Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) first quarter 19th century

Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 USD
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Description

  • bronze, glass
  • height 43 in.; diameter 31 in.
  • 109 cm; 79 cm

Condition

Drilled and wired for wlwctricity. Central rod in upper section replaced. On curved support with repiared break. Glass pendants with some chips, some probably replaced. Ormolu with traces of oxidation and surface dirt. In good condition.
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