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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French 19th Century Napoleon III Bronze D’Ore Billiard Light

Item Number: 6457

This Napoleon III billiard light features a green glass shade and is suspended from a beautiful bronze d’ore top. Four arms suspend from this crown, connected by hooks at the top, and feature a delicate fabric like design with a ribbon detail. Acanthus leaves reach out from the center ring to connect to the aforementioned arms. The bronze d’ore work continues in the 8 bobeches, acanthus leaf motif, 3 interior lights, and four uniquely shaped arms connecting to the centerpiece and finial. This piece is extremely unique in its creativity and design.

Price: $20,000 discounted from $22,500 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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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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Pair of 19th Century French, Louis XVI Bronze and Crystal Belle Epoque Chandeliers

Item Number: 4671

This beautiful pair of French Belle Epoque Louis XVI chandeliers feature flowing crystals and fantastic bronze work. Beginning at the top, the finely chiseled bronze crown has large cut crystal plaquettes hanging from each of its leaves, the center crystal stem is surrounded by ropes of octagonal crystal draping towards the arms which themselves feature crystal bobeches. Further strands of octagonal crystal flow from arm to arm, and large cut crystal plaquettes hang at the bottom. The 19th century chandelier is finished with bronze floriate finial.

Price: $15,000 each 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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French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze Gasolier

Item Number: 1776

This French Louis XVI bronze gasolier features simple, yet beautifully patterned bronze candle cups, as well as beaded drippers and bobeches. The piece dates back to the 19th century, and its origination as a gas burning fixture has been fully converted to electricity. The piece offers beautiful movement from the crown to the finial. Its ten arms outreach from the center, draped in acanthus leaves and occasional fleurettes on the scroll work. Finally, the piece is finished with a hanging grape finial

Price: $12,000 view item

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Italian Patinated Bronze Louis XV Chandelier with Blue Grapes

Item Number: 407x

This Italian Louis XV chandelier is made of patinated bronze in a classic basket design. The piece sports bronze candle cups and bobeches, and is adorned with a crown of clear crystal stars and blue crystal grapes which feature clear etched leaves. Following the flowing crystals downward, we find multiple shapes of carved crystal plaquettes and even more small bunches of blue crystal grapes. The chandelier is finished with a finial of the same blue crystal grapes with the clear etched leaves, resulting in a fixture plentiful in both character and beauty.

Price: $3,000 view item

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