French 19th Century Louis XV Bronze Chandelier with Patinated Bronze Cherub

By French Antiques | Published: March 24, 2016

Item Number: 6643

This beautiful Louis XV chandelier is made of finely chased bronze and features a patinated bronze winged cherub suspended from the center branch. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and offers details from every angle. The center stem resembles beautifully flowing fabric tied at the top with a tassel, and tassel ends throughout. The arms themselves resemble branches and are draped with berries and leaves. They are beautifully tied together by another bronze element resembling fabric, as they reach up to meet gorgeous petal shaped bobeches, bronze drippers, and beaded candle cups. The piece is beautifully inspired by nature at every corner, yielding a fixture filled with natural movement and a gorgeous sense of balance.

Price: $18,000 view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze and Blue Enamel Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: August 4, 2010

Item Number: 4287

Showcasing a gorgeous Louis XVI chandelier made of bronze, encasing a blue enamel core with herm faces. The French antique piece dates back to 19th century and features a bow ribbon motif crown with rods descending towards the center. A ring of floriate garlands envelops this descent as we move towards the blue enamel center which is topped with a vase of detailed bronze flowers. Swirling arms extend from this center playing host to oak leaves and spiraled, fluted bobeches. Finally, the enamel center is enveloped in rows of garlands at bottom and a bronze acorn finial.

Price: $18,000 view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Bronze d’Ore and Crystal Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: August 5, 2010

Item Number: 4998

Showcasing a magnificent bronze d’ore chandelier styled in a classic, restrained Louis XVI manner. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and features an unusual round crown of crystal beads in a woven motif. This is embellished with accenting pear-shaped tear drop crystal cabochons which are suspended from crystal fleurettes. Below, the chandelier is draped with ropes of alternating large oval-cut crystals, and smaller round faceted beads. The arms are adorned beautifully with pear-shaped tear drop crystal cabochons that emulate rock crystal. Finally, the piece sports lightly patterned bronze d’ore bobeches and delicately beautiful bronze d’ore candle cups.

Price: $45,000 view item

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Grand French 19th Century Louis XVI Chandelier with Baccarat Crystal

By French Antiques | Published: August 5, 2010

Item Number: 5371

This Grand Louis XVI bronze and Baccarat crystal chandelier.  This exquisite chandelier is fitted with bronze drippers, candle cups, bobeches, and a beautiful crystal center. The French antique piece is draped with ropes of octagon cut crystals of graduated sizes.  Most notably, the 19th century piece is embellished with large Baccarat cut crystal plaquettes of various shapes suspended from large cut crystal stars. The crown is draped with Baccarat cut crystal, ropes of octagon cut crystals, and cut crystal plaquettes of varying sizes.  Finally, the fixture is finished with a beautifully large, hollow-cut crystal ball finial at bottom.

Price: $150,000 view item

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Italian Mid 20th Century Iron, Tole, Gilded Tole, and Crystal Empire Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: May 1, 2014

Item Number: 6608

This classic Empire style chandelier features iron and tole with gilded tole bobeches. The Italian piece dates back to the mid 20th century and is draped with graduated ropes of oval cut crystals from the crown to each of the three rings below. The piece is topped with a gilded iron leaf crown and finished with a ring of spear cut crystals at bottom.

Price: $5,500 each view item

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Unusual Italian Iron and Tole Chandelier, Single or Pair

By French Antiques | Published: September 12, 2017

Item Number: 4048

This Italian tole chandelier features an incredibly unique design and dates back to the early 20th century. Curved, patterned tole extends from the crown to hold cone shaped tops resembling candle snuffers. The six lights rest behind a six sided shade, also made of tole, with bands resembling lace wrapped around the top and bottom. The arms themselves extend from a vase shaped center, which they mirror with added fluting. Each is finished with a simple finial, putting a beautiful period on the sentence that is this character filled chandelier.

Price: $2,500 Each, also available as a pair view item

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French 19th Century Louis XVI Baccarat Crystal and Bronze d’Ore Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: November 17, 2010

Item Number: 6785

This classic Louis XVI chandelier features finely chiseled bronze d’ore and is draped in Baccarat crystal. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and plays host to an elaborate center embellished with acanthus leaves and a nature motif. This design is mirrored in the arms, which lead to fluted d’ore drippers, and beaded garlands on the candle cups and bobeches. The piece is draped with ropes of Baccarat crystal including octagonal beads and plaquettes in various shapes and sizes, as well as solid crystal balls with a gorgeous lapidary cut. Finally, the piece concludes with a large solid crystal finial, also with the aforementioned lapidary cut, at bottom. The fixture exudes elegance and grace, timelessness and balance, and is charged to bring a stately French element to any room.

Price: $30,000 discounted from $35,000 view item

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19th Century Bronze d’Ore Louis XVI Chandelier with Scroll Motif

By French Antiques | Published: September 14, 2016

Item Number: 219x

This French Louis XVI chandelier is made of bronze d'ore and features a unique scroll motif. The piece dates back to the 19th century and sports candle cups on spear arms. The design offers a classic bird cage shape with scrolling elements attaching to the base. Note the details on the spiraling arms, the patterned cups, and the finial at bottom, all working together to showcase a fine sense of 19th century artistry.

Price: $8,500 view item

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French 19th Century Empire Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: September 13, 2016

Item Number: 131xB

This classic Empire style chandelier features patinated bronze with bronze candle cups and bobeches. The French antique piece dates back to the 19th century and is adorned with beautiful scrolling arms from the patterned center. The arms play host to elements of nature as well as detailed bobeches and simple candle cups. Graduated ropes of octagon cut crystals cascade from the leaf crown to the large center ring, and subsequently back down to the central stem at bottom to complete the classically Empire basket shape.

Price: $18,000 view item

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French 19th Century Belle Epoque Bronze Chandelier

By French Antiques | Published: September 13, 2016

Item Number: 47x

This classic Belle Époque chandelier is made of bronze and features an impressive 16 burnished bronze arms. The French antique fixture dates back to the late 19th century and plays host to a beautiful and simple acanthus leaf crown at top. The arms are spiraled, each also embellished with an acanthus leaf to further the motif of nature in the piece. The bobeches are lightly patterned with a design classic to the Belle Époque style, and the piece ends with a grouping of acanthus leaves and acorn finial at bottom.

Price: $9,500 view item

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