CHANDELIER, Gustavian Stockholm work, for six candles, Haga model, Olof Westerberg's species.

partially burnished gilded frame in brass, hung with differently cut prisms in the form of drops, flaps, buttons, ovals and rhombuses, raised crown with plume, upper ring with rod, six chains connect the crown ring with the light ring, loosely hung center bar with two floors, lower part with blown and ground stem glass, candle ring with lion mascaroni, raised candle arms, drip bowls and urn-shaped candle holder with laurel wreath, basket bottom with finishing flaps and pine cone, height 96, diameter 68 cm Few places in Sweden are as intimately associated with Gustav III as Hagaparken by Brunnsviken, created here the king his own Campagna Romana, with Italian-sounding names like Albano, Frescati and Tivoli. Already as crown prince, during the summer of 1767, Gustav III rented Haga farm, and four years later the new king bought the farm. Gustav III's plan was originally to build a small English park at Haga and in the years 1771-1780 a simple park with walking paths was built on Brunnsviken's three islets. In 1785, the king sold Ekolsund's castle and in the same year acquired Brahelund's farm, which expanded Hagaparken to the north to more than double its size.

Gustav III himself was very involved and made his own sketches both for the park and for the buildings, the architects behind the area were Fredrik Magnus Piper, Louis Jean Desprez, Olof Tempelman and Carl Christoffer Gjörwell dy The king's own pavilion, also called Haga little castle, became an exclusive refuge from Stockholm castle. The pavilion was built in 1787-1792 with Olof Tempelman as architect and Louis Masreliez as interior designer. Here, one of the absolute highlights in Swedish art history was created, which even today attracts visitors from all over the world to experience the Gustavian style's most brilliant example. It was also from Haga that the king went to Stockholm, March 16, 1792, to participate in the masquerade ball at the Opera, where the assassination attempt on Gustav III finally ended his life on March 29 of that year.

The interior of Gustav III's pavilion was in several cases style-forming, where Erik Öhrmark's sole chairs have been given an almost iconic status even in modern times. In addition to wall-mounted furnishings, furniture and handicrafts, the building's original chandeliers have had a lasting popularity and become synonymous with the term Hagakrona. The building still houses at least six versions of the chandelier on the same theme. The model for these was taken from continental Louis XVI chandeliers, which, like the rest of the Gustavian era, were transformed into a Swedish version. The chandeliers were delivered to Haga by the wholesaler and furniture dealer Carl Adolph Grevesmühl (1744-1827), whose family moved to Sweden from Mecklenburg in the early 18th century.

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