IN THE MANNER OF JOHANN ZECH, CIRCA 1800

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU AND GREEN AND CUT COLORLESS GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
IN THE MANNER OF JOHANN ZECH, CIRCA 1800
The corona hung with cascading drops above scrolling arms joined by swags centered by a green glass urn, losses and replacements to drops, electrified
60 in. (152.5 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.5 cm.) diameter

Provenance

Baronne Cecile de Rothschild; the dining room of her residence at Rue du Faubourg St. Honoré, Paris.
Acquired from Kugel, Paris, via the Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1976.

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Lot Essay

In its overall design and use of distinctive cobalt-blue glass, this chandelier relates to the oeuvre of Johann Zech of St. Petersburg. A native of Geman origin, Zech, together with another artisan named Fisher, was responsible for many of the chandeliers in the Russian Imperial Palaces. Zech's influence, was widespread, and chandeliers of closely related design were both exported and made in Sweden and the Baltic.

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