Signed by Cristalleries de Baccarat pair of Louis XV style gilt bronze and cut crystal chandeliers circa 1880-1890<\/b><\/p>\n
A rare, elegant, and decorative pair of ormolu cage chandeliers in the Louis XV style, each with nine arms of light. Each chandelier is beautifully decorated with cut and moulded white crystal, composed of large plates, numerous rosettes, six daggers around the rim, and a beautiful central dagger and a small solid crystal ball. The chandeliers end in superb cut crystal balls.<\/p>\n
Beautiful French pair of chandeliers of the late 19th century, whose cut crystal decoration comes from the Cristalleries de Baccarat (signed), circa 1880-1890.<\/p>\n
Dimensions : Hauteur 105 cm – Diam\u00e8tre 65 cm.<\/p>\n
En excellent \u00e9tat, dans leur dorure d\u2019origine. \u00c9lectrification aux normes Europ\u00e9enne, adaptation au standard am\u00e9ricain sur demande.<\/p>\n
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In 1764, French King Louis XV granted Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval, Bishop of Metz, permission to establish a glassworks in the Lorraine village of Baccarat.<\/p>\n
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In 1824, Isma\u00ebl Robinet, a Baccarat glassmaker, invented an air-piston pump that facilitated glassblowing. The following year, Baccarat developed the press-molded technique.<\/p>\n
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In 1855, Baccarat took part in the first Paris Universal Exhibition, exhibiting two monumental candelabras and a chandelier.<\/p>\n
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In 1860, on October 29, Baccarat registered its trademark with the Paris Commercial Court: a carafe, a stemmed glass and a beaker inscribed in a circle. Initially printed on a paper label, the stamp was later engraved directly onto the piece.<\/p>\n
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Baccarat crystal is of the highest quality, containing no less than 31.7% lead, with no defaults and the highest standards. Cristallerie de Baccarat has been passed down through the generations and remains a symbol of French art de vivre.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sign\u00e9 par les Cristalleries de Baccarat paire de lustres de style Louis XV en bronze dor\u00e9 et cristal taill\u00e9 vers 1880-1890 Une rare, \u00e9l\u00e9gante et d\u00e9corative paire de lustres de forme cage dans le style Louis XV, en bronze dor\u00e9, \u00e9clairant \u00e0 neufs bras de lumi\u00e8re. Chaque lustre propose un beau d\u00e9cor de cristal blanc […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":2585,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n