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MET Chandelier by Lobmeyr
On September 15th, 1966, during a presentation ceremony at the new MET Opera House in New York, the Austrian Foreign Minister, Lujo Toncic-Soring, declared that the new Lobmeyr chandeliers “should remain forever a shining and glittering symbol of the friendship between Austria and the United States”.
The fixtures were designed by Lobmeyr Director, Hans Harald Rath, in collaboration with the American architect of the Lincoln Center, Wallace K. Harrison. A large fixture in polished brass was designed so as to be raised during the overtures to each performance.
This chandelier, now iconic, and the defining element of the Opera House, is lit with 260 bulbs, measures over 20 feet across, and weighs one and a half tons. 350 other crystal chandeliers, wall sconces, and other small fixtures have been delivered. Everything is still available, carefully produced at the Lobmeyr workshops in Vienna.
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Material: Nickeled brass, wood, Swarovski and handcut crystal
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