1810s More Lighting

A lovely large Italian sixteen arms gilt metal chandelier. Measures: Diameter 90 cm. Height 90 cm. The light requires sixteen single E14 screw fit lightbulbs (60Watt max.) LED compa...

The supporting structure is made of silver plated brass. The central rod is solid iron . The chandelier states no signing because at that time (1825) the Baccarat did not sign their ...

A fine pair of antique French 19th century Louis XV style five light gilt bronze candelabra Condition: very good, original gilding with wear commensurate with age. These candelabra...

This stately patinated and fire gilt bronze candelabrum is of the finest quality, and retains its original finish. The figure of Nike (Winged Victory) standing on a gilt globe holds...

Wedgwood and gilt bronze six-light chandelier Circa 1890 Measures: Height 55 in. (139.70 cm.), diameter 30 in. (76.20 cm.).     

This Empire style gilt and burnished bronze candelabra by Gherardo Degli Albizzi, with its marble base, resume the great taste of Napoleon period decoration. Base is characterized by...

Pair of French Victorian celadon porcelain oil lamps with gilt metal mounts supporting a frosted glass fount.

An exquisite pair of French 19th century Louis XVI style blue opalescent crystal tulip form lustre/girandole/candle sticks with hand-painted enamel designs and gilt decoration. Each ...

Gold gilt over bronze 19th century French Rococo style pair of candelabra. Each feature five arms with one center holder in a graceful vine and floral design. See measurements below.

An interesting early 20th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty-six-light "Grotesque" chandelier. A unique Gothic style, drop crystal, basket chandelier with different "Grotesque" faces and designs. Twenty-four-tiered perimeter lights (including six lanterns) and two-tiered interior lights. Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in the border decorations or initials in illuminated manuscripts. From this the term began to be applied to larger caricatures, such as those of Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern sense began to develop. It is first recorded in English in 1646 from Sir Thomas Browne: "In nature there are no grotesques". By extension backwards in time, the term became also used for the medieval originals, and in modern terminology medieval drolleries, half-human thumbnail vignettes drawn in the margins, and carved figures on buildings (that are not also waterspouts, and so gargoyles) are also called "grotesques". A Boom in the production of works of art in the grotesque genre, characterized the period 1920–1933 of German art. In contemporary illustration art, the "grotesque" figures, in the ordinary conversational sense, commonly appear in the genre grotesque art...

"Rare Pair Of Gilt Bronze Empire French Candlesticks After Thomire" This fine pair of Empire French candlesticks has a lot of eye catching and beautifully carved decorations. To beg...

Desirable pair Venetian Rock Crystal and lead crystal bronze 6-light chandelier, the frame is unique all arms are beaded and enhanced with large crystal stars. Centered with Rock Cry...