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Lot 181PROPERTY FROM A STORIED MANHATTAN COLLECTION
A GERMAN ORMOLU, CUT AND BLUE GLASS TWELVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
IN THE MANNER OF WERNER AND MIETH, BERLIN, LATE 18TH CENTURY
Closed5 April 2022
Price Realised
USD 10,080
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Specialist note
This elegant chandelier resembles an example supplied by the Berlin firm of Werner & Mieth to the Winter Apartments of King Frederick William II at Schloss Charlottenburg in 1797 (see K. Klappenbach, Kronleuchter, Berlin, 2001, p. 251, cat. 59).
The firm of Werner & Mieth was founded in Berlin in 1792 and was given a Royal Appointment in 1794. They supplied chandeliers for the most important palaces in and around Berlin, including the Japanese Palace, Sans-Souci at Potsdam and Schloss Monbijou. In 1797, King Frederick William II ordered a number of chandeliers for Charlottenburg, of which six were for the Winter apartments and six for the Summer apartments. From around 1810, they became increasingly successful in exporting their wares throughout Europe, eventually collaborating with Karl Friedrich Schinkel under the name Werner & Neffen.
The firm of Werner & Mieth was founded in Berlin in 1792 and was given a Royal Appointment in 1794. They supplied chandeliers for the most important palaces in and around Berlin, including the Japanese Palace, Sans-Souci at Potsdam and Schloss Monbijou. In 1797, King Frederick William II ordered a number of chandeliers for Charlottenburg, of which six were for the Winter apartments and six for the Summer apartments. From around 1810, they became increasingly successful in exporting their wares throughout Europe, eventually collaborating with Karl Friedrich Schinkel under the name Werner & Neffen.