A bronze table candlestick to be placed before a mirror - image-1

Lot 215 Nα

A bronze table candlestick to be placed before a mirror

Auction 1169 - overview Berlin
24.04.2021, 11:00 - Prussian Sale
Estimate: 6.000 € - 8.000 €
Result: 18.750 € (incl. premium)

A bronze table candlestick to be placed before a mirror

Ormolu and cut glass candlestick with a semi-circular base and five curved branches with pierced drip pans and nozzles. On the reverse in the centre a tree, as richly hung with cut glass droplets as the candle sconces. H 44.5, W 46.5 cm.
Berlin, Bronzewarenfabrik Christian Gottlob Werner & Gottfried Mieth, late 18th C., design attributed to Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

When placed before a mirror, this “half” candlestick is completed to give the optical illusion of a ten-flame candelabrum, the refraction caused by the glass prisms adding to its brightness. The pyramidal composition of this gilt metal and glass table lamp provides a highly elegant impression.

Provenance

Acquired in Paris in 2015. Swiss private ownership.