Leopold Bauer
RARE AND EXTRAORDINARY CHANDELIER
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RARE AND EXTRAORDINARY CHANDELIER
Leopold Bauer
RARE AND EXTRAORDINARY CHANDELIER
Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
Date 1902
Epoque 20th century
Origine Vienna
Medium Brass, Chased and hammered, Gilt, Cut-glass
Dimension 130 x 70.5 cm (51¹/₈ x 27³/₄ inches)
Designed by: Leopold Bauer, Vienna, 1902, "Modell Engelhart"
Executed by: E. Bakalowits Söhne, Vienna, model no. 115
Intricately cut-glass bowl, 90 individual cut-glass prisms each 30 cm long, glass cylinders and balls, 8 colourless glass shades with heart pattern, remains of gold plating, freshly re-wired, beautiful original condition.
A similar chandelier was part of a dining room suite designed by Leopold Bauer for the apartment of Viennese painter Josef Engelhart. The ensemble and the chandelier are included in the MAK collection in Vienna.
E. Bakalowits Söhne's order book contains the design sketch (model no. 115) and the model name: "Modell Engelhart". The chandelier was produced with up to 12 prism holders, both with and without the intricate cut-glass bowl.
Executed by: E. Bakalowits Söhne, Vienna, model no. 115
Intricately cut-glass bowl, 90 individual cut-glass prisms each 30 cm long, glass cylinders and balls, 8 colourless glass shades with heart pattern, remains of gold plating, freshly re-wired, beautiful original condition.
A similar chandelier was part of a dining room suite designed by Leopold Bauer for the apartment of Viennese painter Josef Engelhart. The ensemble and the chandelier are included in the MAK collection in Vienna.
E. Bakalowits Söhne's order book contains the design sketch (model no. 115) and the model name: "Modell Engelhart". The chandelier was produced with up to 12 prism holders, both with and without the intricate cut-glass bowl.
Date: 1902
Epoque: 20th century
Origine: Vienna
Medium: Brass, Chased and hammered, Gilt, Cut-glass
Dimension: 130 x 70.5 cm (51¹/₈ x 27³/₄ inches)
Literature: Das Interieur, IV, 1903, p. 57; E. Bakalowits Söhne, order book, no. 1, no date
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Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna
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