Natural antlers and wood carved fully round, painted and partially gilt. The large three-headed dragon with a twisted tail and abundant talons. The surface of every neck structured with scaled ornaments, the antlers mounted on the side. An imposing carved cartouche at the lower end. Suspended on a triple linked chain. Dimensions circa 120 x 44 x 80 cm.
Cf. the dragon chandelier by Veit Stoss in the Germanisches Nationalmuseum in Nuremberg. Inv. no.: HG68.
Literature: Dürers Entwürfe für Geweihleuchter, in: Zeitschrift für Kunstgeschichte, vol. 22, 1959, pp. 42-55.
Condition: II