Lot 214: Swedish Gustavian Sixteen-Light Crystal Chandelier with Cobalt Glass Centers
Swedish Gustavian Sixteen-Light Crystal Chandelier with Cobalt Glass Centers
impressive sixteen-light chandelier with scrolling gilt-metal arms, each supporting a candle nozzle, surrounding a dramatic pair of deep cobalt-blue glass bowls, the frame richly dressed with strands of faceted crystal drops, prisms, and pendants cascading from the corona to the lower ring, additional cut-crystal swags and pear-form drops accentuate the blue-glass centers and gilt-metal trim, highly decorative and striking chandelier of generous scale, crystal, cobalt glass, and gilt metal, electrified.
diameter 32 inches, height 58 inches
Provenance: From a Park Avenue, New York, estate (no receipt available, information came from family database)
Ronald Phillips Ltd. London 3/17/2000 ($103,401)
Minor expected wear; overall good presentation.
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Estimate: $6000- $12000
Auction Date: January 1, 2026
