Amsterdam

The Amsterdam model is the largest chandelier that Brink & van Keulen has in its collection and is fully casted. This model weighs approximately 450 kg. The original hangs in the Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam.

One of the few buildings in the Netherlands where original brass chandeliers can still be seen in all their glory is the Portuguese Synagogue dating from 1671-1675 in Amsterdam. The chandeliers are still lit by candles, as there is no electric light. The 26 brass chandeliers with their 300 candles are the only source of light in the 'Snoge'. It takes one and a half hours to light them. In the 17th century, the synagogue was furnished with old and new brass chandeliers, wall arms and candlesticks of all shapes and sizes from the workshops of the well-known Amsterdam yellow-casters Hans Rogiers (of Harelbeke) and Elias Eliasz. van Vliet. The four chandeliers in the nave are large spherical crowns of the Dutch type, each of three tiers with a total of thirty arms.

• 17th century edition
• 3 levels
• 30 arms
  
• 230 cm diameter
• 250 cm high