AFTER A DESIGN BY KARL FRIEDRICH SCHINKEL, CIRCA 1830

Karl Friedrich Schinkel (1781-1841) was the foremost architect and designer to the Prussian court, who worked in a remarkable variety of fields including architecture, furniture and porcelain design. This chandelier belongs to a distinctive group of chandeliers combining giltwood and gilt-metal made for the Prinz Karl Palais (J. Sievers, Karl Friedrich Schinkel Lebenswerk, Die Möbel, Berlin, 1950, fig. 237/8) and the Königliches Schloss in Berlin (see M. Snodin, Karl Friedrich Schinkel, 1982, pl. 73).