Leopold Bauer - FOUR-BRANCH CHANDELIER

Date	around 1903
Period	20th century
Origin	Austria, Vienna
Medium	Brass, Polished and stove enamelled, Glass
Dimensions	150 x 50 cm (59 x 19⁵/₈ inches)
Gallery	Bel Etage, Wolfgang Bauer, Vienna

Description
Technical

Designed by: Leopold Bauer, Vienna, around 1903

Executed by: E. Bakalowits Söhne, Vienna, around 1903; original lamp shades by Lötz Witwe, Klostermühle

Décor: Kristall Texas (flash glass)

Brass, polished and stove enamelled, 4 glass lamp shades with blue dots, 12 solid transparent glass bulbs, wiring renewed, easily adjustable to the height of the room, excellent condition

Ø 38 cm (ceiling base plate)

Leopold Bauer was particularly close to the Spaun family. In Klostermühle, he designed their villa including fittings and furnishings. Numerous lamps, flower vases and table decorations, which he designed in 1903, were produced using the flash glass technique.

Date: around 1903
Period: 20th century
Origin: Austria, Vienna
Medium: Brass, Polished and stove enamelled, Glass
Dimensions: 150 x 50 cm (59 x 19⁵/₈ inches)
Provenance:

Private property, Austria

Literature:

Das Interieur, 1904, p. 32

Categories: Furniture