A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT AND BLUE OPALINE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Lot 207PROPERTY FROM A STORIED MANHATTAN COLLECTION

A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT AND BLUE OPALINE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER

CIRCA 1800

Closed5 April 2022

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USD 15,000–25,000

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT AND BLUE OPALINE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
CIRCA 1800
The central baluster stem hung overall with droplets, the guilloche main ring-frame issuing six obelisks and six branches, the central obelisk issuing three scrolling branches, each terminating in foliate drip-pans and nozzles with pearled inset drip-pans, with corona spray and central spray with faceted ball boss, wired for electricity, the nozzles drilled for electricity
48 in. (122 cm.) high, 46 in. (117 cm.) diameter

Anonymous sale; Christie's, New York, 20 October 2006, lot 320.