A chandelier known as a "Lusterweibchen," carved from wood, - Lot 86

A chandelier known as a "Lusterweibchen," carved from wood, polychromed and gilded, made of antler. Male figure wearing a cap over curly hair, doublet with a breastplate bearing the arms of the Habsburg-Lorraine divided into a pal-shaped tri-partite shield [gules, a lion rampant gules armed, langued, and crowned azure] (Habsburg), gules with a silver fess (Austria), and or with a gules band [charged with three silver alerions] (Lorraine); he holds in his right hand a closed helmet crowned with peacock feathers and decorated with acanthus leaves, and in his left hand a shield bearing the coat of arms of Austria with the inscription C. ... St ... 1893. Germany, late 19th century, 1893 H. 67 cm - W. 70 cm - D. 81 cm (minor damage and losses)