English 18th century style eight light diamond-cut glass Chandelier
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English 18th century style eight light diamond-cut glass Chandelier
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English 18th century style eight light diamond-cut glass Chandelier: the diamond cutting following through the baluster stem, large central urn, mirrored body bowl and pointed finial; the candle-branches with up-arms in between bearing notch-cut spires; dressed with graduated festoons of ‘chain-pears’ with large pear shaped pendants. Circa 1880 and restored.
| Height: | 57" | - | 145cm |
| Width: | 45½" | - | 115.5cm |
cut glass
Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.
baluster
A term used to describe the stems of chandeliers, meaning shaped like a balustrade; curvaceous, with a series of urns.
festoon
A hanging garland of prisms or flowers.
