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Monumental 19th Century French Bronze Chandelier

$62,933.83
£46,000
€54,119.94
CA$86,430.17
A$96,732.44
CHF 50,509.43
MX$1,180,141.42
NOK 641,150.95
SEK 608,412.77
DKK 404,142.16
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19th French bronze chandelier of palatial proportions and exquisite quality. This magnificent 30-light chandelier has a pierced domed corona supported by five beautifully cast solid bronze male caryatid supports, above scrolled acanthus tiers each with two branches with dished foliate drip pans and baluster nozzles, a spreading body joined at the base by a pierced guilloche ring hung with lambrequinned drapery and issuing double then triple branches, supported by winged maidens with single branches to a lower ring. Originally purchased by the Pennington Mellor family for Villa Francon, Biarritz, France, then to their London home, Southside House, Wimbledon. For a similar chandelier, presumably by the same maker, Knebworth House the great banqueting hall, bought by Robert, First Earl of Lytton, British Ambassador in Paris (1887-91).
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 70.87 in (180 cm)Width: 57.09 in (145 cm)Depth: 57.09 in (145 cm)
  • Style:
    Baroque (In the Style Of)
  • Materials and Techniques:
  • Place of Origin:
  • Period:
  • Date of Manufacture:
    1870
  • Condition:
  • Seller Location:
    London, GB
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU6568236867172

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