Nine candle-branch gilt-bronze Petit Trianon style Chandelier
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Nine candle-branch gilt-bronze Petit Trianon style Chandelier
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Nine candle-branch gilt-bronze Petit Trianon style Chandelier:
the central bronzed urn with female masks and foliate decoration surmounted by a bouquet of flowers; with three upper branches supported by ram’s head finials; suspended from draped crown on three flower-bud chains with floral wreath.
French, circa 1890 and restored.
| Height: | 43½" | - | 111cm |
| Width: | 26" | - | 66cm |
Glossary Words
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
Petit Trianon
Small chateau within the grounds of the Palace of Versailles, Paris, built for Louis XV.
foliate
This word is often used of decoration in our descriptions and means leafy.
finial
Ornament forming a finishing flourish.
