Gustavian Neoclassical Gilt-Brass and Crystal Chandelier
ca. 1800, Swedish, the basket-form chandelier with a central frame set with six short candle branches terminating in molded masques, the upper portion decorated with sprays of drops overhanging an umbrella-form canopy hung with swags of crystal, the frame strung with strands of drops.
h. 40", dia. 31-1/2"
Provenance: Adam Calvert Bentley, London; The Collection of Adam Lippes.
Literature: Mitchell Owens, "In the Heights", Architectural Digest,
July/August 2019, illustrated p. 97.
Provenance:
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Adam Calvert Bentley, London; The Collection of Adam Lippes.
Dimensions:
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h. 40", dia. 31-1/2"
Literature:
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Mitchell Owens, "In the Heights", Architectural Digest,
July/August 2019, illustrated p. 97.