Impressively Large 19th Century Italian Painted Iron & Wood Chandelier

Item Number: 6723

This Extremely large 19th century Italian chandelier is made of gilded iron and adorned with carved, painted and gilded wood. The piece also features beautiful cups and bobeches made of the same gilded wood. It supports an impressive 54 lights, grouped in clusters of five from the outreaching arms, as well as single lights around the elaborately carved and gilded center of acanthus leaves. 

Price: $85,000 view item

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Rare Swedish Directoire Chandelier, Circa 1840

Item Number: 6496

This beautiful and incredibly rare Swedish Directoire chandelier is the oldest in our vast collection. The piece dates back to the early 19th century, circa 1840, and features gilded arms, six pierced tole rings draped with ropes of pear shaped crystal beads, delicate long crystals, and plumes of horizontal cylindrical crystals rising up from the main ring. Lastly, the chandelier sports delicate octagonal crystal beads draped from the top of the crown.

Price: $30,000 discounted from $37,500 view item

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Pair of late 19th Century Bronze Hanging Oil Lamps with Heavy Chain and Gothic Revival Crown

Item Number: 381x

This pair of French bronze hanging oil lamps dates back to the 19th century and suspend from beautifully elaborate heavy chain. The crown resembles a gothic revival sunburst, connecting to the lamp in three positions. The lamp itself features detailed casting with scroll work and patterned embellishments, a handle, top, and two arms. It has been fully converted to electricity.

Price: $3,750 For the pair view item

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French 19th Century Louis XIV Bronze d’Ore Chandelier

Item Number: 3005b

This French Louis XIV bronze d’ore chandelier is richly detailed and features a finely chiseled shell motif at the center. Notice the movement and definition from the crown, through the center stem, as we venture toward the arms. The arms are heavily detailed in themselves as they each embody an outreaching acanthus leaf to hold the candle at their end. Rounding this 19th century piece off is an acorn finial and dart and egg pattern at the bottom.

Price: $50,000 view item

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French 19th Century Baccarat Napoleon III Chandelier, Bronze d’Ore, Ram Heads

Item Number: 6213

This majestic Napoleon III finely chiseled ormolu chandelier  is exquisite. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century, and features a plethora of magnificent details.  Beginning at the top, we see a crown sporting acanthus leaves on scroll arms, draped with ropes of octagon-cut crystals, with large, faceted pear-shaped crystal teardrop hanging from each scroll. Below this crown the chandelier begins in a floriate design, with beading and lines on three tiers of arms descending from rams’ heads design, each holding a ring in its mouth, with a large pear-shaped crystal hanging from each ring.  The arms are draped with ropes of octagon-cut crystals, and varied shapes of crystal plaquettes.  The chandelier is composed of several fluted bronze d’ore bowls draped with the same ropes of octagon-cut crystals, complete with delicately detailed bronze d’ore drippers, candle cups, and bobeches under each of its twenty-four candles. The center bowl has bunches of flowers descending to the fluted bottom bowl, composed of bronze d’ore acanthus leaves, just as the bottom of each bobeche, with the crystal star and rope of round faceted crystal beads hanging vertically, ending in large solid crystal ball finial with elegant lapidary cut.

Price: $60,000 view item

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Pair of 19th Century French Napoleon III Bronze d’Ore Candelabras with Floriated Snuffers

Item Number: 0622

This pair of French Napoleon III candelabras are made of beautiful bronze d’ore and date back to the early 19th century. The pieces feature five candle holders each with a detailed bronze d’ore dripper and candle cup. The pair has a Regence influence as the base of each features a cherub face, and is finished with scroll feet. Acanthus leaves, garlands, and floriated details are found throughout, including the floriated snuffers which can be used in the center candle cup of each as pictured. 27" tall x 15" diameter; base: 7 1/2" wide x 5 1/2" deep

Price: $8,500 view item

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Bacchus Themed 19th Century French Louis XVI Bronze d’Ore Chandelier

Item Number: 4460

This Bacchus themed French Louis XVI chandelier features beautifully detailed bronze d’ore and dates back to the 19th century. Note the movement in the ribbon work at top as well as the arms, the grape leaf finials and vines flowing through the piece, the outreaching arms with beaded cups, detailed bobeches, and swags of garlands. Acanthus leaves are interspersed at the base, lightly in comparison with the abundance of grapes, vines, and bacchus heads with paired arms extending above. The god of wine’s influence is unapologetically seen, in fact it is loudly and joyously exclaimed in the craftsmanship, resulting in an immaculate chandelier.

Price: $15,000 view item

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Set of Three Large 19th Century Louis XV Bronze d’Ore Sconces

Item Number: 343x

This set of French Louis XV single light sconces are made of bronze d’ore and date back to the 19th century. The pieces are adorned with acanthus leaves which outreach from the round foliate bracket. The fluted arms extend to the bobeches which are embellished with grapes.

Price: $2,750 Each, set of two $5000, set of three $7000 view item

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Set of Four 19th Century Louis XV Four Branch Bronze Sconces

Item Number: 342x

This set of four, Louis XV four light bronze sconces comes to our collection from France and dates back to the 19th century. The pieces are well balanced and detailed; note the simple candle cups paired with detailed bobeches, the slight fluting in the arms absorbing into outreaching and sprawling acanthus leaves. The piece comes together and attaches to the wall through paired, resting acanthus leaves. Lastly an open lotus flower finial rests below. The simplicity and detail is bound to bring a fantastic element of France to any wall.

Price: $7,500 For the pair, 14,000 for the set of Four view item

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Small 20th Century Italian Empire Chandelier

Item Number: 4826

This small Italian Empire style chandelier features gilded iron and tin, and dates back to the 20th century. The chandelier is draped with round faceted crystal beads descending from a crown of tin acanthus leaves to tin center of acanthus leaves, then down to the carved, gilded wood finial. Lastly, the arms feature wooden bobeches and fluted tin drippers.

Price: $3,750 view item

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