with three arms, the bottom bowl with cast open-work flowers tied with ribbons, the underside with three maidens, with a pinecone finial, the bobeches in the form of overlaid flowers, the body dish mounted with a large fish with a gaping mouth balancing on its head, the chains connecting the body and the canopy in the form of linked lyres, the canopy with scrolling acanthus leaves and a flame-shaped finial, diameter: 50 cm (19 3/4 in.), height: 70 cm (27 1/2 in.)


LITERATURE:
Igor Sychev, The Russian Chandeliers, 1760-1830, P.V.B.R, St. Petersburg, 2003