A GEORGE III CUT-GLASS TWELVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
CIRCA 1780
The moulded domed corona with scalloped edge, hung with faceted drops and swags, above a multi-baluster faceted stem and urn-shaped vase, the two tiers of hexagonally-faceted S-scroll branches each with star-shaped drip-pan, urn nozzle and simulated candle, issuing from a gilt-lined faceted bowl and hung with drops, pendants and above a scalloped domed canopy hung with further drops, swags and a central pinecone boss, later fitted for electricity, minor losses, replacements and restorations, the branch sockets engraved with the letters 'A, A, B, B,...' to 'F, F'
59 in. (150 cm.) high; 38 in. (97 cm.) diameter
A GEORGE III CUT-GLASS TWELVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
CIRCA 1780
The moulded domed corona with scalloped edge, hung with faceted drops and swags, above a multi-baluster faceted stem and urn-shaped vase, the two tiers of hexagonally-faceted S-scroll branches each with star-shaped drip-pan, urn nozzle and simulated candle, issuing from a gilt-lined faceted bowl and hung with drops, pendants and above a scalloped domed canopy hung with further drops, swags and a central pinecone boss, later fitted for electricity, minor losses, replacements and restorations, the branch sockets engraved with the letters 'A, A, B, B,...' to 'F, F'
59 in. (150 cm.) high; 38 in. (97 cm.) diameter
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