Russian 19th Century Neoclassical Style Glass, Crystal and Ormolu Chandelier

A stunning Russian early 19th century neo-classical st. ormolu and crystal chandelier. The ten arm chandelier is centered by an elegant stepp...

A stunning and extremely decorative Russian early 19th century Neo-Classical st. patinated bronze, ormolu and cobalt blue glass eight arm chandelier. The chandelier displays a most i...

An exceptional and most decorative Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, and green glass chandelier. The six arm chandelier is centered by a richly chased acorn finial and stunning hand blown emerald green central fut with beautiful sprays at the center spread over two tiers and adorned with lovely crystal rosettes...

A stunning and extremely elegant Russian 19th century Neo-Classical st. ormolu, crystal, glass, and mirror chandelier. The eight arm chandelier displays a striking circular wrap arou...

A very fine and Rare 19th century Franco-Russian neoclassical revival style ormolu mounted white alabaster eight-light chandelier, possibly a design by Félix Chopin (French, 1813-1892). The ovoid carved alabaster plafonnier bowl, fitted with an ormolu decorative finial/rosette with a royal Fleur-de-lis design and four interior lights, surmounted with four-pairs of finely chased ormolu scrolled twin-light candelabra lights, each flanked on both sides with allegorical ormolu laurel branches and fitted with later frosted-glass flame shades; all suspended from a square ormolu canopy, centered with an acorn, by four ornamental gilt-bronze chains. Bearing spurious unknown and unverified stamped markings. Circa possibly Saint Petersburg, Russia, 1890. Félix Chopin (1813-1892) was a French bronze designer, the son of the Parisian fondeur Julien Chopin. He moved to St. Petersburg in 1838. Around 1841 he acquired the workshop of Alexander Guérin were he mainly designed and manufactured lighting fixtures, including chandeliers, candelabras, table lamps and torcheres. Chopin designed a chandelier for The Vladimir Hall, in the Grand Kremlin Palace, in Moscow and also designed a chandelier of the Tsarevich's in the Peterhof Palace in 1850, another chandelier for the Marble Palace in St. Petersburg (1849) and the palace of Grand Duke Nikolai Nikolaevich (1855-86) (ibid p. 168). He favored the 'French Rococo' style which gave him the freedom to experiment with exuberant and whimsical designs for Russian designers and marketplace, as well as for the Russian nobility. Chopin designed several art pieces with Eugene Lanceray...

Russian Neoclassic-style (19th Century) ormolu lyre form 6 arm chandelier cast with eagle's headed scrolling arms

A most charming Italian 19th century pressed patinated metal, giltwood and crystal twelve lights Genovese chandelier. This magnificent chandelier features 2 tiers of 6 lights each. I...

A grand 19th century French Baccarat crystal 36-light, triple-tier chandelier. At over one meter high and wide, this large and impressive style of crystal chandelier was especially p...