A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier - image-1
A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier - image-2
A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier - image-1A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier - image-2

Lot 193 Dα

A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier

Auction 1127 - overview Berlin
06.04.2019, 11:00 - The Prussian Sale
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 9.375 € (incl. premium)

A so-called "Schinkelkrone" chandelier

Wood and gilt-metal eight light chandelier with palmette nozzles around a faux ormolu ring with elongated droplets. Suspended from the original metal chains. Restored. H ca. 75, D ca. 60 cm.
Designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel, produced by Schwitzky und Mencke, circa 1820.

Literature

Illus. in: Mende, Nutzbringende Schönheit - ein Viktoriakandelaber aus Holzbronze, in: Protokoll der Jahresversammlung Light & Glass, Maastricht 2015, illus. 4.