Bikeri St. Catherine’s Evangelical Lutheran Church
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Address: Veca Bikernieku iela 59, Riga, Latvia
Time of origin: 1766
Place of origin: Latvia, Riga
Material, Technique: bronze: casting, turning, engraving
Dimensions: height – 130 cm, diameter – 130 cm
Chandelier has an inscription on the ball: “Bernhard Tielman von Hűckelhaven // Eltester der grosen Gűlde // Und Frau Anna Elisabeth Hűckelhaven // Gebohrne Haffstein: 1766”. The coat of arms with bull’s head is also engraved on the ball. The copy of this chandelier is hanging at Reiterna house in Riga (Mārstaļu ielā 2/4). Hűckelhaven family also donated a chandelier to Riga‘s St. John evangelical lutheran church in 1766.
Literature and sources:- The Heritage of Religious Architecture and Art in Riga. Comp. Marina Levina. Riga: Neputns, 2010, p. 302