Gilt Bronze and Crystal 12-Light Chandelier with Swarovski Crystals

Clear crystal and light lavender crystals make this chandelier exceptional, it has 4 lights Inside the cage and 8 lights on the perimeter. The metal work is a soft patina of gilt g...

Exceptional crystal and bronze chandelier with 12-light around the perimeter with a central crystal stem. Having scrolling arms and large crystal pendants. The tall fixture Has Crys...

Beautiful and large twenty-light chandelier; gilt cage with central shaped glass Stem issuing serpentine scrolled arms, cut crystal pendants and finials Throughout, ending in cryst...

Antique French bronze and crystal chandelier with 12 lights. Scrolling arms with Multiple spires. Central crystal post makes this piece especially beautiful.

Exrtrodinary gilt bronze and crystal chandelier with a central shaped stem issuing “S” scrollecarms, cut crystal pendants and Finials throughout, ending in crystal globe drop Foun...

Three finials and nine-lights on the perimeter and a finial in the center, Having clear and lavender crystals. Scrolling arms and bronze flora form candle bobeches. The top two tier...

Presenting a stunning 19C French gilt metal 12 light phoenix chandelier with Swarovski crystal. This chandelier pre-dates the advent of electricity and originally would have held candles. Made in France circa 1860 it was converted to electrical use in the early 20th Century, circa 1920. We can deduce this from the holes that were drilled into the piece to convert it and to install the wiring. Very ‘Rococo’ in style it has 4 branches, each holding 3 lights (12 in total). The branches are scrolling and flowing vine leaves. The light sockets have tulip like holders which sit on and a large starburst shaped flower. The base section ends in a downward pointing flower. The central and top sections again have scrolling vine leaves, separated by a large starburst shaped flower. The crown is a large starburst shaped flower/leaf. What makes this chandelier truly unique are the 4 ‘Phoenix’ birds around the top of the light section, each with a flower petal underneath. They are unmistakeably ‘Phoenix’ birds ! The chandelier has approximately 50+ large Swarovski Crystal faceted pendant drops. We still get a ‘chuckle’ from the fact that this stunningly rare chandelier features the ‘Phoenix”. We acquired it from a high-end estate here in Dallas from a Mansion built in 1929. When we acquired it, it was in pieces, albeit the pieces were all there in a large box (save the crystal). All the wiring was gone and one branch was broken. We repaired the broken branch, re-wired it, re-assembled it and used gorgeous 1960’s Swarovski crystals to replace the missing originals ….. only then did we notice the birds ….. TRULY … ‘The Rise of the Phoenix from the Ashes’ !!!! LOL The crystal alone on this, is worth over $2k. The phoenix is an immortal bird associated with Greek mythology (with analogs in many cultures) that cyclically regenerates or is otherwise born again. Associated with the sun, a phoenix obtains new life by rising from the ashes of its predecessor. Some legends say it dies in a show of flames and combustion, others that it simply dies and decomposes before being born again. In the Motif-Index of Folk-Literature, a tool used by folklorists, the phoenix is classified as motif B32. The origin of the phoenix has been attributed to Ancient Egypt by Herodotus and later 19th-century scholars, but other scholars think the Egyptian texts may have been influenced by classical folklore. Over time the phoenix motif spread and gained a variety of new associations; Herodotus, Lucan, Pliny the Elder, Pope Clement I, Lactantius, Ovid, and Isidore of Seville are among those who have contributed to the retelling and transmission of the phoenix motif. Over time, extending beyond its origins, the phoenix could variously “symbolize renewal in general as well as the sun, time, the Empire, metempsychosis, consecration, resurrection, life in the heavenly Paradise, Christ, Mary, virginity, the exceptional man, and certain aspects of Christian life”. Some scholars have claimed that the poem De ave phoenice may present the mythological phoenix motif as a symbol of Christ’s resurrection...

Designed with a gilt rococo scroll frame and hung with faceted beaded swags and faceted drops, this chandelier has twelve lights, eight below and four above, all with bobeches. Elec...

Our monumental French chandelier in the neoclassical Louis XVI style has numerous crystals including spires and cut-glass pendants, and tw...

This truly fantastic chandelier is of the finest quality and of beautiful proportion! It is signed Baccarat on all twelve crystal bobeches and on the bronze frame.

A large French gilt bronze 12 light chandelier in classical style. Stock Number: L101

Elegant 19th century Italian beaded crystal and gilt bronze chandelier with 12 lights. Pretty curved base covered in beads and crystal. Makes an impressive statement!!