Lusterweibchen

[3] The Marienkirche in Lemgo, Germany, was illuminated by a chandelier that combined a bust of a woman with a pair of 12-point deer antlers.

During the 16th century lusterweibchen chandeliers boomed, with famous designs by artists such as Albrecht Dürer, Veit Stoss, and Tilman Riemenschneider.

The most famous lusterweibchen design was a dragon chandelier carved by Veit Stoss according to a drawing by Albrecht Dürer.

With the rising prosperity of the European middle class at the end of the 19th century, lusterweibchen chandeliers became an established design feature.

[4] Artists created various designs ranging from copies of old drawings to busts of contemporary noblewomen, mermaids, Dianas, coats of arms, guild emblems, and lustermaennchen featuring male figures.