Pair of five branch Cage style gilt brass and cut-glass Wall Lights
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Pair of five branch Cage style gilt brass and cut-glass Wall Lights

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Pair of five branch Cage style gilt brass and cut-glass Wall Lights: with candle branches on two tiers; dressed with variously shaped plaquette pendants with flower rosettes. French, circa 1910 and restored.

Height: 20½" - 52.0cm
Width: 12" - 30.5cm
Projection: 7" - 8.0cm

gilded, gilt

A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.

cut glass

Often now referred to as 'crystal', the glass was blown and shaped, then passed to a specialist cutter, who would polish and cut patterns to enhance its brilliance.

'plaquette' pendant

French pendant of a flat form with many variations of shape. Often called 'slabs' they can be moulded or cut glass; typically used on the French Cage design chandeliers.

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