Gilded six light classical style Chandelier signed O. Lelièvre
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Gilded six light classical style Chandelier signed O. Lelièvre
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Gilded six light classical style Chandelier signed O. Lelièvre:
the main body and scrolling branches bearing foliate decoration; suspended from top corona by four lengths of fringed drapery.
Circa 1900, restored. Mark of the famous Parisian foundry ‘Susse Frères,’ and maker ‘O.Lelièvre’. Created in 1758, Susse Fondeur is the oldest Art Foundry in France and probably in Europe.
Height: | 34½" | - | 87.5cm |
Width: | 24¾" | - | 63.0cm |
Glossary Words
Empire
Of the reign of the French Emperor Napoleon (Bonaparte) from 1804-1815. Grand, symmetrical designs using classical forms in a formal Greek way were combined with motifs associated with Napoleon, such as eagles, bees, laurel wreaths and Egyptian subjects. See Directoire and Second Empire.
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.