Unique forged iron hanging candelabra, Germany 1960s

About the Item

Large hanging candle holder in the arts and crafts style. It is made from solid cast iron. It has 13 arms set inside a ring and fixed to a central axis. The arms spiral down on the axis. Each arm holds one candle. The purple globe candles are included but can be easily replaced by other (thick) candles. The 85cm diameter ring is suspended on a hand forged chain and hook. Including the chain it measures 135cm long. Large and impressive piece made with great eye for detail and craftsmanship. Due to the size and form it will be an eye-catcher in every interior. From modern to mid century and antiques to art deco an nouveau. The Arts and Crafts movement was an international trend in the decorative and fine arts that developed earliest and most fully in the British Isles and subsequently spread across the British Empire and to the rest of Europe and America. Initiated in reaction against the perceived impoverishment of the decorative arts and the conditions in which they were produced, the movement flourished in Europe and North America between about 1880 and 1920. It is the root of the Modern Style, the British expression of what later came to be called the Art Nouveau movement, which it strongly influenced. In Japan, it emerged in the 1920s as the Mingei movement. It stood for traditional craftsmanship, and often used medieval, romantic, or folk styles of decoration. It advocated economic and social reform and was anti-industrial in its orientation. It had a strong influence on the arts in Europe until it was displaced by Modernism in the 1930s, and its influence continued among craft makers, designers, and town planners long afterwards. The term was first used by T. J. Cobden-Sanderson at a meeting of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society in 1887, although the principles and style on which it was based had been developing in England for at least 20 years. It was inspired by the ideas of historian Thomas Carlyle, art critic John Ruskin, and designer William Morris. In Scotland, it is associated with key figures such as Charles Rennie Mackintosh. Viollet le Duc's books on nature and Gothique art also play an essential part in the esthetics of the Arts and Crafts movement.

Dimensions:

Height: 53.15 in (135 cm)Width: 33.47 in (85 cm)Depth: 21.66 in (55 cm)

Style:

Arts and Crafts (In the Style Of)

Materials and Techniques:

Wrought Iron,Forged

Place of Origin:

Germany

Period:

Mid-20th Century

Date of Manufacture:

1960-1970