Basket chandelier with 48 burners. The basket most likely consisted of assembled cast brass parts mounted on an iron rod. This was covered by individual glass elements and fitted with a lower end element, the so-called “bas de lustre”. The winding arms of the basket were decorated with a lavish crystal hanging consisting of repeating hanging elements.
Provenance
Dresden Palace, 2nd floor, north wing, Dante Room; Listed in inventory no. 1 of 31.01.1920, as part of the 1924 settlement agreement between the Free State of Saxony and the former royal house, which was assigned to the state as a room inventory marked in red; The chandelier came to Pulsnitz Castle on 16.05.1944. Circumstances of loss unknown. A loss in connection with the events of the 2nd World War is assumed.
Literature / Source
Inventarverzeichnis Nr. 1 vom 31.01.1920 – Auseinandersetzungsvertrag 1924, Sächs. HStA Dresden, 10701 Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Akte 492, Seite 308 ; Sächs. HStA Dresden, 10701 Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Akte 320-34, Blatt 79
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Contact
Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen
Carolaplatz 1
01097 Dresden
Germany
