Gilded and black patinated ‘Petit Trianon’ twelve light Chandelier
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Gilded and black patinated ‘Petit Trianon’ twelve light Chandelier
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Gilded and black patinated ‘Petit Trianon’ twelve light Chandelier:
the scrolling foliate branches springing from a black bronzed urn with ladies’ face masks; suspended from three goats heads by ornamental chains to top canopy.
Circa 1900, and restored.
Height: | 30½" | - | 77.5cm |
Width: | 29" | - | 74.0cm |
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.