The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse

The Vision of Aso O. Tavitian | The Townhouse

View full screen - View 1 of Lot 1106. A George IV Gilt Brass, Ruby and Opaque Glass Hall Lantern after a design by George Bullock, Circa 1820-25, the glass panels German and possibly after designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel.

A George IV Gilt Brass, Ruby and Opaque Glass Hall Lantern after a design by George Bullock, Circa 1820-25, the glass panels German and possibly after designs by Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Estimate

20,000 - 30,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

with opaque and etched-glass panels, on two sides with a crowned F, on the other sides with a heraldic eagle and lozenge and quatrefoil panels to the corners, now electrified


height 39 in.; width 16 in.

99.5 cm; 41 cm

Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig of Prussia (1794-1863), Burg Rheinstein, Rhineland Palatinate, Germany, possibly acquired for the Prince by Karl Friederich Schinkel in London, circa 1826;

By descent to Princess Barbara Irene Adelheid Viktoria of Prussia (1920–1994);

Harris Lindsay Works of Art, London;

From whom acquired by Aso O. Tavitian, 1 November 2005.

Celina Fox, ed., London: World City 1800-1840, London 1992, p.412 no. 319

Essen, Villa Hugel, London: World City: 1800-1848, 6 June - 8 November 1992