Baltic five-branch gilded ‘Palm’ Chandelier with blue glass sphere
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Baltic five-branch gilded ‘Palm’ Chandelier with blue glass sphere
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Baltic five-branch gilded ‘Palm’ Chandelier with blue glass sphere:
with decorative scalloped bands and ‘palm tree’ centre; dressed with rows of graduated ‘chain-oval’ prisms and ‘icicle’ pendants.
Circa 1900, and restored.
Height: | 33" | - | 84.0cm |
Width: | 23¾" | - | 60.0cm |
Glossary Words
'icicle' pendant
Tapered cut-glass pendant with multi-facetted cutting, in the shape of an icicle.
'chain-pear' prism
A particularly elegant 18th century cut-glass prism, found on Irish style chandeliers and wall- lights; copied by Osler and others in the late 19th century.