REF NO : B62152

A Monumental Louis XV Style Forty-Eight Light Chandelier

France, Circa 1885

£390,000

 

 

Dimensions

Height: 252 cm (100 in)
Diameter: 160 cm (63 in)
Weight: 275 kg
REF NO : B62152

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.

 

Date

Circa 1885

Origin

France

Medium

Cut-Glass

Signature

The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'.

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