A Monumental Louis XV Style Forty-Eight Light Chandelier
FRANCE, Circa 1885
REF No. B62152
The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'.
dimensions
Height :252 cm | 99¹/₄ in
Diameter :160 cm | 63 in
Diameter :160 cm | 63 in
description
A Monumental Louis XV Style Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Forty-Eight Light Chandelier.
This rare and exceptional chandelier has a central cut-glass baluster stem, surrounded by an undulating cage frame from which two tiers of acanthus cast scrolling arms extend. The chandelier is hung overall with extremely large shaped prisms and flower head drops, and terminates in a fabulous pear shaped glass finial.
This rare and exceptional chandelier has a central cut-glass baluster stem, surrounded by an undulating cage frame from which two tiers of acanthus cast scrolling arms extend. The chandelier is hung overall with extremely large shaped prisms and flower head drops, and terminates in a fabulous pear shaped glass finial.
