French Rococo fifteen-branch gilded and cut-glass Chandelier
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French Rococo fifteen-branch gilded and cut-glass Chandelier
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French Rococo fifteen-branch gilded and cut-glass Chandelier:
the extravagant leafy curving metalwork enclosing diamond-cut glass stem; each candle-branch with a cut glass egg; dressed with five large cut-glass jewel pendants.
Second Empire, circa 1870, restored and prepared for wiring.
See pair of Wall Lights ensuite: 2173
| Height: | 45½" | - | 116.0cm |
| Width: | 54" | - | 137.0cm |
Glossary Words
rococo
From 'rocaille', the French word for rock- and shell-work in grottoes. Its diminutive form 'rococo' was later used to describe the playful, naturalistic motifs of fruit, flowers, foliage, shells, and asymmetrical scrolling ornament popular from the early 18th century.
