CHANDELIER. GLASS, BRONZE. LATE 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques - Furniture
Reference: ZE248
Baccarat ceiling lamp. Bronze, glass. France, late 19th century. A 36-light, electrified chandelier made of bronze with numerous clear glass beads. From the central axis (decorated with discs bearing leaves from which more glass elements hang) extend numerous and varied arms, which can be divided into rows: from the top, some curved arms are topped with glass stars, while others carry a string of beads that ends in the lower ones, creating a striking cascading effect; towards the center, another row curved upwards holds more beads; the lower arms, thicker, curved, and decorated with leaves, emerge from a bronze sphere, forming three levels in both height and depth, and terminating in saucers with the supports that originally held candles. Most of the glass beads are polygonal and flatter, and these are combined with elongated teardrop-shaped beads (some rectangular and faceted, others oval). The Société Baccarat (which continues to manufacture luxury crystal in this French city) began as a glass workshop founded by Louis-Joseph de Laval-Montmorency, with the permission of Louis XV of France, in 1764. They received their first official order from royalty in 1823, leading to numerous requests from members of leading European families, the nobility, heads of state, and so on. Around 1860, the company began to sign its products with a trademark, usually on the base of the piece, although it was also common for other bronze workers to use Baccarat glass because of its reputation and quality.
· Size: 120x120x145 cms.
14.000 €
