Floor Standing Brutalist bronze candlestick by Tobias Harjes
Floor standing brutalis bronze candlestick by Tobias Harjes, from the Friedrich Harjes' Bremer Werkstatt, founded in 1912.
Harjes worked for Heinrich Vogeler at the Barkenhoff in Worpswede for several years before setting up the workshop for object and bell casting that is now run by his grandson, Tobias Harjes. The bronze objects are cast from bell bronze and thus initially have strong contours, flow forms and casting ridges. In a multi-stage machining and polishing process, the casting is gradually brought to its final shape in the workshop, before finally the surface of the bronze chandeliers is gently smoothed in a special polishing drum over several days. After that, the objects show two things: a pronounced bronze luster and a vivid surface with the traces of bronze casting.
As described on the manufacturer’s website, this large four-flame floor candelabra plays - typically Harjes - with the motif of the Viking ship. Lushly rounded, the chandelier arms cross in the middle and are reminiscent of the sweeping basic lines of these Nordic ships of yesteryear. Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.
Designer: Tobias Harjes
Manufacturer: Metallkunstwerkstatt Harjes
Origin: Germany
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: H.91cm, D.41cm
Condition: Vintage condition
Floor standing brutalis bronze candlestick by Tobias Harjes, from the Friedrich Harjes' Bremer Werkstatt, founded in 1912.
Harjes worked for Heinrich Vogeler at the Barkenhoff in Worpswede for several years before setting up the workshop for object and bell casting that is now run by his grandson, Tobias Harjes. The bronze objects are cast from bell bronze and thus initially have strong contours, flow forms and casting ridges. In a multi-stage machining and polishing process, the casting is gradually brought to its final shape in the workshop, before finally the surface of the bronze chandeliers is gently smoothed in a special polishing drum over several days. After that, the objects show two things: a pronounced bronze luster and a vivid surface with the traces of bronze casting.
As described on the manufacturer’s website, this large four-flame floor candelabra plays - typically Harjes - with the motif of the Viking ship. Lushly rounded, the chandelier arms cross in the middle and are reminiscent of the sweeping basic lines of these Nordic ships of yesteryear. Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.
Designer: Tobias Harjes
Manufacturer: Metallkunstwerkstatt Harjes
Origin: Germany
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: H.91cm, D.41cm
Condition: Vintage condition
Floor standing brutalis bronze candlestick by Tobias Harjes, from the Friedrich Harjes' Bremer Werkstatt, founded in 1912.
Harjes worked for Heinrich Vogeler at the Barkenhoff in Worpswede for several years before setting up the workshop for object and bell casting that is now run by his grandson, Tobias Harjes. The bronze objects are cast from bell bronze and thus initially have strong contours, flow forms and casting ridges. In a multi-stage machining and polishing process, the casting is gradually brought to its final shape in the workshop, before finally the surface of the bronze chandeliers is gently smoothed in a special polishing drum over several days. After that, the objects show two things: a pronounced bronze luster and a vivid surface with the traces of bronze casting.
As described on the manufacturer’s website, this large four-flame floor candelabra plays - typically Harjes - with the motif of the Viking ship. Lushly rounded, the chandelier arms cross in the middle and are reminiscent of the sweeping basic lines of these Nordic ships of yesteryear. Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.Flat candle bowls add the right accent on top. The fact that the chandelier arms are so flat and angular is a nice counterpoint in this design, which again takes up the symbolism of navigation in its orientation to the north and south, east and west. Cast in bronze and then polished, this tall floor chandelier is a piece of jewelry.
Designer: Tobias Harjes
Manufacturer: Metallkunstwerkstatt Harjes
Origin: Germany
Material: Bronze
Dimensions: H.91cm, D.41cm
Condition: Vintage condition
