CHANDELIER. GLASS, BRONZE. LATE 19TH CENTURY.
Antiques -
Reference: ZE248
Baccarat ceiling lamp. Bronze, glass. France, late 19th century. 36-light, electrified, bronze chandelier with numerous clear glass beads. Numerous different arms emerge from the central axis (decorated with leafy discs from which more glass elements hang) and can be divided into general rows: from above, some curved ones are finished with glass stars and from others a string of beads starts which ends in the lower ones, giving a striking waterfall effect; towards the centre, another row curved upwards holds more beads); the lower arms, thicker, curved and decorated with leaves, emerge from a bronze sphere, form three levels both in height and depth and end in saucers with the supports that, originally, held the candles. Most of the glass beads are polygonal and flatter, and these are combined with elongated teardrops (some rectangular and faceted, others oval). The Société Baccarat (which still makes luxury glassware 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 a large number of requests addressed to members of leading European families, nobility, heads of state, etc. Around 1860, the company began signing its products with a registered trademark, usually on the base of the work, although it was also common for other bronzesmiths to use Baccarat glass for its reputation and quality.
· Size: 120x120x145 cms.
14.000 €
