French Louis XV period gilt bronze cage chandelier with cut crystal decoration circa 1760-1770<\/b><\/p>\n
A rare and elegant French Louis XV-period cage chandelier, in bronze formerly gilded with mercury (still partly in its original gilding), with a stunning and rich decoration of white and smoky cut crystal, certainly Bohemian, with large plates, numerous stars, and rosettes, and nine daggers on the periphery, including a large and magnificent central dagger. Our chandelier ends with a large ball of blown and cut crystal.<\/p>\n
Our chandelier is illuminated by nine peripheral arms of light, and we have chosen to light it with Grand Si\u00e8cle candles.<\/p>\n
A gorgeous French chandelier from the Louis XV period, mid-18th century circa 1760-1770.<\/p>\n
Sizes: H 49.21 In \u2013 Diameter 29.52 In.<\/p>\n
In very fine original condition. The chandelier has been cleaned and retains some of its original gilding. Assembly of a Grand Si\u00e8cle electric candle system according to European standards and matching the American standards.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Lustre cage d\u2019\u00e9poque Louis XV en bronze dor\u00e9 \u00e0 d\u00e9cor de cristal taill\u00e9 vers 1760-1770 Rare et \u00e9l\u00e9gant lustre de forme cage d\u2019\u00e9poque Louis XV, en bronze anciennement dor\u00e9 au mercure (toujours en partie dans sa dorure d\u2019origine), proposant un superbe et riche d\u00e9cor de cristal taill\u00e9 blanc et fum\u00e9 certainement de Boh\u00e8me, form\u00e9 de […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1999,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1998","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n