Beardslee (Chicago) Arts & Crafts Hammered Four-Light Fixture

Massive fixture from a New York theater. Iron, copper, brass, glass. Excellent example of a massive Arts & Crafts pendant chandelier. Wired for a sing...

2 Matching available from one of the great American design firms during the' 20s & '30s. "Beardslee" of Chicago was known to produce quality lighting fixtures of outstanding design, ...

An antique Arts and Crafts chandelier offers brass frame with urn form font having three scroll form arms terminating in art glass ...

Stunning mineral stone pendant with wonderful colors in a unique brass frame. The designer and artist who created this Arts & Crafts work of lighting art must have been inspired by the wonderful colors that mother nature has to offer in the late afternoons and evenings in the summer. Especially the copper red light that the sun creates when disappearing under the horizon seems the source of inspiration for this artist. With the colors in this particular alabaster shade AND in the brass 'frame' corresponding with the marvelous colors at sundown this one of a kind pendant really is a joy to own and to look at. In our experience it is also at that time of day that swallows are the most active. Just like the embossed swallows in this shade we too have seen them circling above and around a swimming pool in the Canary Islands. By the way, the workmanship that has gone into hand-crafting this remarkable chandelier is of a level that you don't find anymore in this day and age. Never mind the amount of time it must have taken to first hand-draw and then completely hand-craft this gem. We have said it many times before and we will say it again here: both with the light switched on and off, the colors in this alabaster shade are much warmer and much more beautiful than in our photos. You can take our word for it. Because of the many colors and 'patches' one could also say that this pendant (when looking at it from different sides and angles) has many faces. That too is the beauty of surrounding yourself with truly natural materials. Together with the hand hammered (or embossed) swallows this alabaster shade pendant...

A Danish circa 1900s hammered metal fixture with stone mosaic insets on body and etched art glass. Six interior lights. Measurements: Diameter 24" Drop 25".

A circa 1920's French hammered iron light fixture with three interior lights. Measurements: Diameter: 13" Current drop: 16" (adjustable).