Lot 873 Dα

An eight-flame Neoclassical chandelier

Clear glass, ormolu, wire. The central ring with eight moulded branches with winged cherub's heads as allegories of the wind. The upper crown hung with sixteen prism set chains. The nozzles and drip pans drilled. Four of the 12 cm long prisms with broken tips. H 113, D c. 91 cm.
Attributed to Sweden, late 18th / early 19th C.