CANDELABRA

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MARIA SCHWARTZBERG; Finland
CANDELABRA
designed 1905, manufactured by G.A. Sohlberg, copper, with suspended bead curtain
22¾in. (58cm.) height; 20in. (51cm.) width

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Lot Essay

Cf: Ingeborg Becker & Sigrid Melchior (eds.), Now the Light Comes from the North, Art Nouveau in Finland, Berlin, 2003, (discussion of the Finnish Arts & Crafts Art Nouveau movement)

Schwartzberg studied applied arts in Helsinki and Stockholm. Primarily a textile designer, she worked with the Suomen Käsityün Ystävät studios, becoming its artistic director in 1917.

An example of this design was exhibited Jugend, Designmuseo, Helsinki, 9 May - 21 September 2003

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