French 19th Century Neoclassical Style Eighteen Light Ormolu Chandelier

An exceptional French 19th century Neo-Classical st. maple and ormolu chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a fine bottom inverted finial of the eternal flame amidst carved maple...

A stunning French 19th century neo-classical st. crystal and ormolu chandelier. At the base of the chandelier are eight descending circular ormolu bands of impressive hanging crystal...

An elegant and most charming French 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu six light chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a lovely bottom ormolu final below the patinated bronze body decorated with lovely foliate movements. Each of the six ormolu arms display detailed acanthus leaf designs and center the charming and finely detailed patinated bronze cherub who holds his ormolu bow. Leading up three chain is the striking top crown with a beautiful wrap around ormolu lattice band...

An elegant French 19th century Louis XVI st. eighteen light ormolu chandelier. A regal pierced crown with acanthus leaf and rosette designs tops the tiered pedestal fut. An urn shape...

A striking French 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The twelve arm fifteen light chandelier is centered by an elegant richly chased acorn finial ...

A handsome French 19th century neo-classical st. patinated bronze and ormolu six arm chandelier. The chandelier is centered by a striking inverted foliate acorn bottom finial amidst ...

A very fine and Rare 19th century Franco-Russian neoclassical revival style ormolu mounted white alabaster eight-light chandelier, possibly a design by Félix Chopin (French, 1813-1892). The ovoid carved alabaster plafonnier bowl, fitted with an ormolu decorative finial/rosette with a royal Fleur-de-lis design and four interior lights, surmounted with four-pairs of finely chased ormolu scrolled twin-light candelabra lights, each flanked on both sides with allegorical ormolu laurel branches and fitted with later frosted-glass flame shades; all suspended from a square ormolu canopy, centered with an acorn, by four ornamental gilt-bronze chains. Bearing spurious unknown and unverified stamped markings. Circa possibly Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1890. Félix Chopin (1813-1892) was a French bronze designer, the son of the Parisian fondeur Julien Chopin. He moved to St. Petersburg in 1838. Around 1841 he acquired the workshop of Alexander Guérin were he mainly designed and manufactured lighting fixtures, including chandeliers, candelabras, table lamps and torcheres. Chopin designed a chandelier for The Vladimir Hall, in the Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow and also designed a chandelier of the Tsarevich's in the Peterhof Palace in 1850, another chandelier for the Marble Palace in St. Petersburg (1849) and the palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1855-86) (ibid p. 168). He favored the 'French Rococo' style which gave him the freedom to experiment with exuberant and whimsical designs for Russian designers and marketplace, as well as for the Russian nobility. Chopin designed several art pieces with Eugene Lanceray...

A Louis XIV style ormolu eighteen-light chandelier, after the model by Andre-Charles Boulle, 19th century. The urn-form baluster stem surmounted with putto terms, the spreading lower section issuing two tiers of scrolling candlearms, those of the lower tier headed by alternating classical monopodiae busts and rams' masks. Measures: Height 40 in., diameter 39 in. Provenance: Provenance, CHRISTIES New York 19th CENTURY...

Small antique 19th century French Louis XVI exquisite quality ormolu 6 light chandelier.

A Fine and large French 19th-20th century Neoclassical Revival style gilt bronze five-light chandelier. The elongated gilt bronze frame in the form of an ancient Empire hanging oil b...

About An Important French Gilt Bronze Ten-Light Chandelier by F. Barbedienne Maker: Ferdinand Barbedienne (1810-1892) Date: circa 1885 Origin: French Dimension: height: 40 x...

A French Empire style light chandelier with blue painted dish having Empire style cast bronze mounts and detailed cast bronze charioteers, suspended ...