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Large French Empire style glass and gilt bronze 18-light chandelier

Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
This 19th Century French chandelier is designed in the Empire style and wrought from gilt bronze and strings of cut glass. The chandelier features a lower dome-shaped body below an overarching tent-shaped canopy. The top of this canopy, which is defined by long strings of glass droplets, is surmounted by a circular gilt bronze band cast with palmette form motifs. The bottom of the canopy meets the primary circular gilt bronze band of the chandelier, this band supporting nine pairs of lights. From this primary band falls the dome body of the chandelier, also formed from strings of cut glass.

The chandelier is beautifully crafted: the glass droplets are brilliantly faceted and the gilt bronze throughout is intricately formed with classical forms. The branches that support the lights are ornately scrolled, the light they emit being charming reflected by and refracted throughout the hundreds of glass droplets.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	cut glass, gilt bronze, ormolu
Condition:	Good.
Creation Date:	19th Century
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, Empire, Neoclassical
Dealer Reference #:	16223
Incollect Reference #:	342135

Dimensions

H.	68.11 in;	Diam.	47.24 in;
H.	173 cm;	Diam.	120 cm;

Message from Seller:

Mayfair Gallery is a leading gallery in the field of art and antiques, holding a large collection of unique pieces for sale. The breadth of the gallery’s collection is wide, and includes items from a range of periods, styles and geographical origins, as well as works by famous artists and craftsmen. The main focus of the gallery’s collection is, however, on items produced during the 19th and early 20th century.