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2 three-armed sconces with floral shield and curved arms
Lost Art-ID
628738
Artist / Creator
Unknown (possibly French)
Title
2 three-armed sconces with floral shield and curved arms
Dating
1700 / 1799
Object type
Group of reported objects
Material / Technique
Metal (Brass) / fire-gilded ; electrified [afterwards]
Description
3 light fittings, probably electrified in 1899, spout with floral or chalice-shaped drip catcher.
Without candles approx. H: 48 x W : 26 x D: 15 cm
Provenance
Dresden Castle, north wing, 2nd floor, Dante Room; Listed in inventory catalogue no. 1 of 31 January 1920 as part of the 1924 settlement agreement between the Free State of Saxony and the former royal house, which were transferred to the state as room inventory marked in red; An exact date of removal is not on record, the measures were completed in the summer of 1944. The mirror sconces were probably removed from storage on 26 April 1944 and taken to the Rammenau Castle relocation site; Nothing is known about the circumstances of the loss of this object. A loss in connection with the events of the 2nd World War is suspected.
Literature / Source
Inventarverzeichnis Nr. 1 vom 31.01.1920 – Auseinandersetzungsvertrag 1924, Sächs. HStA Dresden, 10701 Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Akte 492, Seite 308 ; Sächs. HStA Dresden, 10701 Sächsische Staatskanzlei, Akte 320-34, Blatt 77
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Sächsisches Staatsministerium der Finanzen
Carolaplatz 1
01097 Dresden
Germany
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