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Antique French Empire Style, Neoclassical Chandelier
$18,000
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About the Item
This exquisite chandelier is constructed in the French Empire neoclassical style and is formed with a large central bell-shaped body suspended from four chains. The upper canopy features gilt bronze palmettes radiating outward, from which the decorative suspension chains descend. These chains are composed of alternating openwork and round links, each connected with gilt bronze rosettes. At the base, the chandelier terminates in a central gilt bronze finial with a lobed acorn-like design. The arms are arranged in a circular formation, each scrolling outward in patinated bronze and ending in candle sockets with drip pans edged in gilt bronze foliage motifs. The undersides are ornamented with cast gilt bronze palmettes and rosettes arranged symmetrically around the perimeter.
The mounts and ornaments are cast and chased in gilt bronze, while the body and arms are executed in patinated bronze. Decorative details include acanthus leaf patterns on the bobeches and lower mounts, as well as stylized anthemion and palmette forms throughout. The contrast between the patinated bronze structure and the applied gilding underscores the dual-metal construction characteristic of high-quality Empire period lighting. No signature is visible on the photographed sections, though the materials and composition align with known French Empire workshop production.
The Empire style, established in early 19th-century France, favored motifs drawn from classical antiquity, including laurel leaves, palmettes, and anthemion forms such as those found on this chandelier. French bronze workshops of the Empire era, particularly those in Paris, were renowned for producing elaborate lighting fixtures combining dark-patinated bronze with gilt bronze mounts, a method also seen in this example. Such chandeliers were intended for formal interiors, complementing the neoclassical architecture and furnishings of the period. This chandelier’s use of gilt bronze mounts, sculptural anthemion details, and balanced circular arrangement of candle arms are characteristic of the French Empire decorative vocabulary.
- Dimensions:Height: 45 in (114.3 cm)Diameter: 26 in (66.04 cm)
- Style:Empire (In the Style Of)
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- Date of Manufacture:1890
- Condition:Wear consistent with age and use.
- Seller Location:New York, NY
- Reference Number:Seller: DD26-1091stDibs: LU106661280652
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