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World Premiere of the very first electrical Chandeliers
When the Austrian Emperor sponsored the Electrical Exhibition of Thomas A. Edison´s General Electric company in 1883, Edison collaborated with our 2nd generation owner Ludwig Lobmeyr to create the first decorative chandeliers designed for the new electrical light bulb.
The first prototype was followed by three lines for distinctive clients in Vienna: The Emperor himself, the new Lord Mayor’s office and the famous Hotel Sacher. The latter then became the esteemed namesake.
The most striking detail of an early electrical chandelier are the hanging bulbs. As a technical necessity, the bulbs had to “hang” from the power lines as the screw sockets were developed some time after the actual bulbs. With our chandeliers, this technical novelty nicely blends with the elaborate craft of the late 19thcentury style.
Our artisans love to make pieces from this series as the parts are verychallenging to make and the detailed decorations make use of a plethora of different manufacturing techniques. In the end each piece is a marvel of the craft.
Brass, lead-free glass; polished
optional: Antique gold finish or Kings Gold finished metal parts
Chandeliers
41064-7: Ø: 76 cm, h: 102 cm; 20 kg; 7 x E27, max. W.: 420
41064-11: Ø: 90 cm, h: 102 cm; 23 kg; 11 x E27, max. W.: 660
41976-6: Ø: 42 cm, h: 40 cm; 8 kg; 6 x E27, max. W.: 360
Small pendant lamp
41977-4: Ø: 40 cm, h: 42 cm; 5 kg; 4 x E27, max. W.: 240
Wall sconce
41063-2: w: 38 cm, h: 40 cm; 3 kg; 2 x E27; max. W.: 120
41979-W-1: w: 15 cm, h: 23 cm; 1,5 kg; 1 x E27; max. W.: 60
Since 1876, Hotel Sacher has been an authentic piece of Viennese history and remains a preferred meeting place for prominent figures from the worlds of business, politics, and culture.
As one of the landmark Viennese hotels it has always been a very innovative house, stylistic as well as technical. It was the first private project to be equipped with representative electrical lighting.
The chandeliers in the Anna Sacher restaurant bear the typical hanging bulbs necessary for early electrical chandeliers. Later we also provided the chandeliers for the Rote Bar, the Marmorsaal, and the Blaue Bar.
