“Wiener G’rüstl” Chandelier 5085-12
Viennese Biedermeier Family
“Wiener G’rüstl” Chandelier 5085-12
Viennese Biedermeier Family
Item
5085-12
Designer
Year
ca. 1835
Category
Series
Style
Biedermeier
Design
Lights
12 candles; Max. Wattage: 720 W
Material
Brass, hand-cut crystal
Finish
Polished brass
The typical chandelier of the Biedermeier, the “Wiener Grüst’l”, has its cradle in our workshops in Salesianergasse back in the 1830s. A framework from carefully decorated sheet brass is garlanded with gentle strands of crystal. The brass is either highly polished and lacquered or allowed to darken with time.
Typical for the period the chandelier has a very modest composure but still emanates an elevated atmosphere as other more elaborate “bag and tent” chandeliers from the same period.
As with originals, the electrical wires are hardly but still visible atop the arms.
Height | 122 cm |
Diameter | 90 cm |
Weight | 15 kg |