A Russian gilt-bronze, glass, and blue glass chandelier, St Petersburg, late 18th century
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Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 EUR
Lot Details
Description
adorned with pendants, the double baluster shaft decorated with palmettes from which six scrolling arms issue, terminating in pinecones; (fitted for electricity)
Haut. 94 cm, larg. 69 cm; Height 37 in, width 27.2 in.
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Pelham Gallery, London, 12 March 2015.
Igor Sychev, The Russian chandeliers 1760-1830, 2003, p.33, fig.103.
It is certainly the use of coloured glass and their quality which set apart Russian chandeliers from the rest. Rich in ornament and elegance, Russian chandeliers like the present were considered the most important feature in an interior and commonly featured a palmette corona and varying shaped glass pendants. Probably manufactured at the St Petersburg glass manufactory, these coloured glass stems and glass drops were produced in various colours - the most prized being dark blue, amethyst and pink.
Similar chandeliers are illustrated in Igor Sychev, The Russian chandeliers 1760-1830, 2003, pp.33-34.
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