Pair of ormolu and cut glass twin-branch Candelabra with eagles
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Pair of ormolu and cut glass twin-branch Candelabra with eagles
1760
Pair of ormolu and cut glass twin-branch Candelabra with eagles:
the umbrella fronds dressed with cut-glass ‘double-stars’ and ‘icicle’ pendants; the centre stem with three black-bronze eagle heads and surmounted by diamond-cut glass acorn.
Formerly the property of Maureen, Marchioness of Dufferin and Ava. Circa 1820 and restored.
| Height: | 22" | - | 56.0cm |
| Width: | 13½" | - | 34.0cm |
Glossary Words
'double star' prisms
Round cut-glass prisms with star-cuttings on both sides. One of the finest of prisms, generally used on Regency and later chandeliers by Perry & Co.
'icicle' pendant
Tapered cut-glass pendant with multi-facetted cutting, in the shape of an icicle.
Regency
Named after the Prince Regent, later George IV, circa 1810 to 1830, the term is also used more widely to describe the prevailing English neo-classical style between the 1790s and 1840. In lighting, they used multiple cut-glass prisms to achieve as many reflections as possible such as 'double-stars' and 'icicles'. Two chandelier designs typical of this period are the colza oil dish light and the balloon-shaped chandelier with graduated chains of prisms.
