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Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Neuruppin 1781 – 1841 Berlin

Large chandelier with three tiers, so-called "Holzbronzekrone zu acht Lichtern". Circa 1835

Wood, gilt, partially silvered; iron, zinc, lead; wood; stucco ("Holzbronze" i.e. "wood bronze"); original hanging crystals – Manufacturer: Holzbronzefabrik Carl August Mencke, Berlin. 116 cm; Ø 86 cm (45 ⅝ in.; Ø 33 ⅞ in.).
This picture shows the following artwork: Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Large chandelier with three tiers, so-called

Estimate:

EUR 40,000

 

- 60,000

USD 45,500

 

- 68,300

Sold for:

50,000 EUR (incl. premium)

Spring Auctions 2016

ORANGERIE Selected Objects, Thursday, 02.06.2016

Information

Wood, gilt, partially silvered; iron, zinc, lead; wood; stucco ("Holzbronze" i.e. "wood bronze"); original hanging crystals – Manufacturer: Holzbronzefabrik Carl August Mencke, Berlin. 116 cm; Ø 86 cm (45 ⅝ in.; Ø 33 ⅞ in.).

Related literature: Johannes Sievers: Karl Friedrich Schinkel. Lebenswerk: Die Möbel, Berlin 1950, p. 97, ill. 237/238

Archival Source: Karl Friedrich Schinkel: design drawing for a chandelier for the so-called Waldenburg apartment in the palace of Prince August; in: Secret State Archive – Preußischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, I HA, Rep. 133, no. 787, sheet 78.

1980s private collection, London / private collection, Berlin

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