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Technique: Gilt
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Belle Époque Style French Ormolu and Pink Porcelain Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique French chandelier is crafted in the elegant Belle Époque style. The chandelier features a delicate pink porcelain body, which is offset by the surrounding gold...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Napoléon III Gilt Bronze and Cut-Glass Thirty-Six Light Chandelier, circa 1870
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A large and impressive Napoléon III gilt bronze and cut-glass thirty-six light chandelier.
French, circa 1870.
This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze frame issuing scrolling f...
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Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Fine Empire Style Gilt and Patinated Bronze Three-Light Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Empire style gilt and patinated bronze three-light chandelier, with a circular corona cast with stiff leaves and a pine cone boss above reeded suspension rods with swan termin...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Cage Chandelier Attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and glass cage chandelier with applied porcelain flowers, attributed to L'Escalier de Cristal.
French, circa 1900.
Fitted internally with el...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Eighteen-Light Engraved Glass Chandeliers by Baccarat, circa 1860
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An important pair of eighteen-light gilt bronze and engraved glass chandeliers, by La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat.
French, circa 1860.
Weight 30kg / 66.1lbs.
Bac...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Large Baroque Style Gilt Bronze Eighteen-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This impressive, eighteen-light chandelier—which measures 1.7 metres (67 inches) in height—will bring grandeur and majesty to a room. It is crafted in a bold Baroque style, which was...
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19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Empire Revival Gilt-Bronze and Cut-Glass Pendant Chandelier, circa 1910
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Empire Revival gilt-bronze and cut-glass pendant chandelier.
French, circa 1910.
Of globular form this fine chandelier has a central gilt-bronze band cast with vases issuin...
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Early 20th Century French Empire Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Fine Gilt-Bronze Louis XIV Style Eight-Light Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze Louis XIV style eight-light chandelier.
A fine gilt-bronze Louis XIV style eight-light chandelier with acanthus cast candle arms. Each arm is depicted with a gr...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Gilt Bronze and Glass Flower Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian gilt bronze chandelier with a drape form center shaft suspending a cupid holding 3 lights having glass flower shades.
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19th Century French Victorian Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Louis XV Style Twelve-Light Rock Crystal and Gilt-Bronze Chandelier, circa 1850
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier.
French, circa 1850.
An important Louis XV style twelve-light rock crystal and gilt-bronze chandelier, surmounted by a floral corona, issuing six scrolling branches, each terminating with three circular drip pans and nozzles, decorated all over with drops, grapes, apples and baluster shaped shades.
The etymology of the word "crystal" has its origins in the Ancient Greek word for ice ‘krystallos’. Rock crystal which is always cool to the touch they considered to be ice permanently frozen by the Gods. For thousands of years Rock crystal has been prized for its beauty and remarkable ability to refract light. When cut and polished, the inherent striations and inclusions of the crystal create a refracted light richer in luminosity than that of manmade crystal or glass. These properties have made it highly desirable throughout history; its scarcity ensuring its use was limited to all but the most luxurious of decorative items.
Rock crystal is in reality a natural quartz, pure monocrystals of siliceous oxide. A material of exceptional hardness with indices of light refraction close to that of a diamond, quartz has been mined and worked since antiquity. In the Middle Ages, this rare material was used almost exclusively on religious objects. A prohibitively expensive material, Cristal de roche was first mined in France in small quantities in the 17th century and its rarity forced artisans to innovate.
The imitation of crystal began in Venice in the 15th century - the art of the glassmaker being to recreate the limpidity and luminosity of rock crystal. To do this, the glassmakers invented a 'crystal' made in reality of glass combined with a mixture of potassium, silicon, manganese and lead oxide heated to between 1200 and 1500 degrees. This crystal imitated rock crystal, although it displays a metallic colouring. This crystal de roche should not be confused with what is now called crystal. The latter was a development of 18th century Bohemia and, subsequently France with the Manufacture Royale de cristaux.
Rock crystal first appears as small beads on candelabras and chandeliers - not yet called lustres - in the 17th century. At the beginning of the 18th century the discovery of new seams in Central Europe allowed the mining of larger blocks of crystal, which could in turn be worked into pyramids, drops and stars. The highest value was historically based, like diamonds, on two things - the weight and the clarity or limpidity of the crystal. The clearer the better, hence the phrase d'une très belle eau when referring to crystal.
Perhaps the earliest recorded-reference in France is in 1697, when Louis XIV offered twelve grand 'lustres' in 'cristal de roche' to the King of Siam. Louis XV also possessed a chandelier with twelve branches in his chambre a coucher at Versailles which had been delivered by Delaroue and Slodtz. This was commented on by the duc de Luynes: 'on a mis dans la chambre du roi, un chandelier en cristal de roche d...
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Mid-19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Fine Pair of Cut-Glass and Gilt-Bronze Six-Light Chandeliers, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine pair of cut-glass and gilt-bronze six-light chandeliers.
French, circa 1890.
Each chandelier has a central moulded glass baluster column issuing six leaf ornamented sc...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Cut-Crystal Tent and Bag Chandelier with an Enamel Band, circa 1880
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt bronze and cut-crystal tent and bag chandelier with an enamel band.
French, circa 1880.
This fine chandelier is of tent and ...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Cut Crystal Tent and Basket Chandelier Attributed to Baccarat, circa 1890
By Baccarat
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze and cut crystal tent and basket chandelier attributed to La Compagnie des Cristalleries de Baccarat.
Paris, circa 189...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Gilt Metal and Lapis Lazuli Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This grand chandelier has been beautifully crafted from precious materials. The body of the piece is veneered in the blue gemstone, lapis lazuli, and is further ornamented with gilt ...
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Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Metal
Louis XVI Style Cut-Glass Ten-Light Tent and Bag Chandelier, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine Louis XVI style gilt-bronze and cut-glass ten-light tent and bag chandelier.
French, circa 1900.
This impressive chandelier has a gilt-bronze crown cast with anthemions...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Louis XVI Style Chandelier with Wedgwood Style Porcelain Plaques, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
An Important Louis XVI Style cut-glass and gilt bronze-mounted chandelier with Wedgwood style porcelain plaques.
French, circa 1900.
This fine chandelier has a gilt bronze co...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Gilt Bronze Regence Style Thirty-Branch Chandelier, circa 1890
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A magnificent large and impressive gilt bronze Regence style thirty-branch chandelier.
French, circa 1890.
The massive central baluster stem finely cast with ‘C’-scrolls, cher...
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Late 19th Century French Régence Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Floral Opaline Glass and Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Beautiful flowers are the recurring motifs in the decoration of this wonderful antique chandelier, dating from the years, circa 1840. The most impressive features of the piece are th...
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
French Louis XVI Style Gilt Metal and Wood Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI-Style (Mid-20th Century) gilt metal 5 scroll arm chandelier with amber glass bobeche and supported by a gilt wood center post wi...
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Mid-20th Century Louis XVI Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
French Antique Belle Epoque Style Ormolu and Cut-Glass Twelve-Light Chandelier
Located in London, GB
French antique Belle Époque style ormolu and cut-glass twelve-light chandelier
French, c. 1880
Height 120cm, diameter 70cm
The opulent yet refined design of this stunning chandelie...
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1880s French Belle Époque Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Stunning Vintage Murano Glass and Brass Chandelier
Located in Austin, TX
Italian Murano glass and brass chandelier with ten interlocking branches, each with a white glass shade. Rewired for the US. Great strong design and craftsmanship.
This fixture is...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Mid-Century Modern Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Brass
Cut-Glass Tent and Bag Chandelier with Finely Cast Entwined Dolphins, circa 1900
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A fine gilt-bronze cut-glass tent and bag chandelier with finely cast entwined dolphins.
French, circa 1900.
This fine chandelier has a gilt-bro...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XVI Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Belle Époque style gold ormolu and blue detail nine light chandelier
Located in London, GB
This elegant chandelier, decorated in the typical Belle Époque fashion, embodies the glamorous and luxurious lifestyle led by French nobility in early 20th century Paris. The nine or...
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Early 20th Century French Belle Époque Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Russian Neoclassical Crystal Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This exceptionally rare, Russian Neoclassical chandelier is the epitome of early 19th century luxury and style. Crafted in Saint Peters...
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19th Century Russian Neoclassical Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
19th Century French Empire Style Gilt Bronze Chandelier
Located in London, GB
This beautiful antique French chandelier dates from the 19th Century and could be attributed to the master bronzier Ferdinand Barbedienne. It is cast entirely in gilt bronze, and fea...
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Late 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Ormolu
French Empire Style Bronze Dore Caryatid Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Empire-style (19th Century) bronze and dore trim 8 scroll arm chandelier with 4 caryatid females.
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19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Italian Venetian Murano Gilt Glass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
Post-War Italian Venetian Murano gilt glass chandelier with multiple scroll arms emanating from a center shaft with a bowl bottom.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Post-Modern Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Glass
Antique Ormolu and Cut-Glass Rococo-Style Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Antique ormolu and cut-glass Rococo-style chandelier
French, 19th Century
Height 130cm, diameter 90cm
This Rococo-style chandelier is filled with the opulent details that characte...
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19th Century French Rococo Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Antique Louis XIV-Style Ormolu Chandelier by Barbedienne
Located in London, GB
Antique Louis XIV-style ormolu chandelier by Barbedienne
French, Late 19th Century
Height 100cm, diameter 75cm
This superb chandelier is crafted by Ferdinand Barbedienne, one of th...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XIV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Mid-Century Lucite and Brass Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French (1940s) chandelier with lucite horizontal panels separated by 3 Saint-Gobain Glass panels with gilt star trim and suspended by a gilt metal and...
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Early 20th Century French Mid-Century Modern Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Baltic Gilt Bronze, Blue and Amethyst Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
Baltic Neoclassical ormolu, blue and amethyst glass 16-light chandelier
Baltic, Early 19th Century
Height 119.5cm, diameter 76cm
Wonderfully crafted in the early 19th century in th...
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Early 19th Century Baltic Neoclassical Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
Bagues French Mid-Century Obelisk Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Mid-Century (1940s) cut glass, églomisé and gilt metal chandelier with mirrored obelisk stem above two tiers of 12 scrolling arms. (At...
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1940s French Art Deco Vintage Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
19th Century French Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Glass Chandelier
Located in London, GB
A very fine chandelier in the Louis XV taste.
Constructed utilizing finely cast, and chased gilt bronze, and handblown glass adornments and prisms of cut lead glass crystal; the ...
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19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Russian Cut-Glass Chandelier
Located in New Orleans, LA
This Russian chandelier is distinguished by its exceptional rarity. The entirety of this important Neoclassical fixture is covered with a myriad of intricately cut glass lusters, all...
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19th Century Russian Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Louis XVI Bronze Dore and Glass Hanging Lantern
Located in New York, NY
French Louis XVI style (20th Century) bronze dore round tapered shaped hanging lantern with 4 glass panels and 8 arms.
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20th Century French Louis XVI Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
French Victorian Bronze Dore Faux Bamboo Chandelier
Located in New York, NY
French Victorian bronze dore and enamel faux bamboo 6 arm chandelier.
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19th Century French Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Enamel, Bronze
Italian Eight Light Chandelier
Located in Montreal, QC
Italian clear and amethyst glass and gilt metal 8 light chandelier.
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1940s Italian Vintage Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Metal
Antique Gustavian chandelier signed by Carl-Henric Brolin
Located in Stockholm, SE
A rare Swedish Gustavian chandelier made around 1810 by Swedens foremost chandelier maker during the Gustavian era, Carl Henric Brolin. He is one of only two chandelier makers that s...
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Early 1800s Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Brass, Bronze
Antique French chandelier made around year 1800
Located in Stockholm, SE
A high quality Directoire chandelier. All arms, candleholders and central stem are cast in bronze and then gilt. The quality of the craftsmanship is of the highest level. The crystal...
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Early 19th Century French Directoire Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Pair of Empire Candelabra Made circa 1800, Claude Galle
By Claude Galle
Located in Stockholm, SE
A pair of French candelabra made circa year 1800. Dark patinated and gilt bronze. On columns are two mermaids sitting. The columns have ornaments of roosters facing each other.
At...
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Early 19th Century French Empire Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Swedish Gustavian Chandelier, 1790s
Located in Stockholm, SE
A finely designed Gustavian chandelier made for seven candles. It has six candle-arms around the ring and one candleholder in the middle of the blue bottom bowl. In Sweden we call th...
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Late 18th Century Swedish Gustavian Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Crystal, Bronze
Monumental Louis XV Style Cut-Glass Forty-Eight Light Chandelier, circa 1885
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A monumental Louis XV Style gilt bronze and cut-glass forty-eight light chandelier.
French, circa 1885.
The frame is variously stamped with numbers and 'JL'.
This rare and...
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Late 19th Century French Louis XV Antique Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Tiffany Studios New York "Prism" Favrile Ceiling Light Fixture
Located in New York, NY
This unique Tiffany Studios New York Favrile glass and bronze "Prism" ceiling light fixture, featuring a large decorated center glass shade, surrounded by a circular row of grandiose...
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1910s American Art Nouveau Vintage Gilt Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
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