Showrooms

Floral opaline glass and gilt bronze chandelier

Offered by: Mayfair Gallery

Description
Floral opaline glass and gilt bronze chandelier
French, c. 1840
Height 80cm, diameter 58cm

Beautiful flowers are the recurring motifs in the decoration of this wonderful antique chandelier, dating from the years around 1840. The most impressive features of the piece are the intricately-painted floral bouquets which adorn the opaline glass base of the chandelier, and which, when illuminated, will add vitality and vivid colour to a room.

The opaline glass bowl at the base of the piece has eight scrolling gilt bronze lights issuing from it, each of which is finely-cast with further floral motifs. The whole piece is supported by four ormolu chains, which join just below the ceiling fitment. The top plate which joins the chains features a crown-like ormolu gallery, decorated with masks.

More Information

Origin:	France
Period:	19th Century
Materials:	Opaline glass, ormolu.
Creation Date:	1840
Styles / Movements:	Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	15480
Incollect Reference #:	382132

Dimensions

H.	31.5 in;	Diam.	22.83 in;
H.	80 cm;	Diam.	58 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.