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Exquisite hand carved and hand polished rock crystal silver leafed Borghese bronze tree chandelier. Exhibiting a truly beautiful Modern style naturalis...

French late-19th century eight-light chandelier in iron, circa 1900.

An interesting early 20th century gilt bronze and crystal twenty-six-light "Grotesque" chandelier. A unique Gothic style, drop crystal, basket chandelier with different "Grotesque" faces and designs. Twenty-four-tiered perimeter lights (including six lanterns) and two-tiered interior lights. Artists began to give the tiny faces of the figures in grotesque decorations strange caricatured expressions, in a direct continuation of the medieval traditions of the drolleries in the border decorations or initials in illuminated manuscripts. From this the term began to be applied to larger caricatures, such as those of Leonardo da Vinci, and the modern sense began to develop. It is first recorded in English in 1646 from Sir Thomas Browne: "In nature there are no grotesques". By extension backwards in time, the term became also used for the medieval originals, and in modern terminology medieval drolleries, half-human thumbnail vignettes drawn in the margins, and carved figures on buildings (that are not also waterspouts, and so gargoyles) are also called "grotesques". A Boom in the production of works of art in the grotesque genre, characterized the period 1920–1933 of German art. In contemporary illustration art, the "grotesque" figures, in the ordinary conversational sense, commonly appear in the genre grotesque art...

The elegant and finely carved giltwood central base with 18 "S" scrolled gilt bronze arms decorated with hundreds of precious crystal drops creating garlands joined by different leve...

19th century Rococo French giltwood pair of chandeliers. These are large chandeliers, 42” in diameter and 47” in Height, and are suitable for a truly palatial space. Ornate and organ...

19th century French chandelier. The structure is in iron. The chandelier is ornate of glass tassels.

Elegant and simply beautiful, ocean-life-theme chandelier. When you look at early 20th century lighting then it seems like the artists/designers were inspired by all the beauty that...

Stylish 19th century Italian carved and giltwood 6-light chandelier. Beautiful intricate carvings make this fixture extra special. Beautiful gilt as well. Very elegant!

French gilt bronze and crystal six light chandelier with centered crystal column and floral motif. Early 19th Century

French gilt bronze and crystal five light chandelier with centered crystal bulbous column and decorative scrolled floral motif. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. E...

French gilt bronze and crystal six light chandelier with centered crystal sphere and original crystal ball. Originally candle powered and has been electrified. Early 19th Century

Handsome early 19th century Italian carved giltwood chandelier with 8 lights. Very pretty carvings and nice leaf pattern on the arms. Lovely!