A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER
Lot 77

A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER

LARGELY MID-18TH CENTURY, WITH REPLACEMENTS TO THE CENTRAL STEM AND GLASS DROPS

Closed17 April 2024

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USD 40,000–60,000

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A LOUIS XV ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIX LIGHT CHANDELIER
LARGELY MID-18TH CENTURY, WITH REPLACEMENTS TO THE CENTRAL STEM AND GLASS DROPS
The cresting with scrolled branches hung with stars, diamond and cartouche-shaped drops, with faceted baluster shaft and scrolled interlocking branches hung with conforming drops and mounted with glass finials, the base with six branches, three mounted with finials and drops, and three with two nozzles each with dished drip pans, with faceted bulbous boss, fitted for electricity, replacements to glass elements
46 in. (117 cm.) high, 30 in. (76 cm.) diameter

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 11 June 1992, lot 95.