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Lot Essay
Johann Adam Fischer was one of the most celebrated chandelier-makers active in St. Petersburg between circa 1780 and 1820.
With their delicate ormolu construction hung with clear coloured glass, Fischer's chandeliers epitomise the fashion for sumptuous and glittering furnishings at the Imperial Court during the reigns of Catherine the Great, Paul I and Alexander I. However, his fame spread beyond St. Petersburg and his chandeliers were also acquired by patrons in Moscow, including Count Sheremetiev who in 1798 used one of Fischer's most unusual pieces at Ostankino Palace (I. Sychev, The Russian Chandeliers, St. Petersburg, 2003, p. 65, fig. 321).
With their delicate ormolu construction hung with clear coloured glass, Fischer's chandeliers epitomise the fashion for sumptuous and glittering furnishings at the Imperial Court during the reigns of Catherine the Great, Paul I and Alexander I. However, his fame spread beyond St. Petersburg and his chandeliers were also acquired by patrons in Moscow, including Count Sheremetiev who in 1798 used one of Fischer's most unusual pieces at Ostankino Palace (I. Sychev, The Russian Chandeliers, St. Petersburg, 2003, p. 65, fig. 321).