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A splendid Louis XVI style chandelier in chiseled and gilded bronze, adorned with rich Baccarat crystal decor. It illuminates with eighteen light arms over two tiers, featuring branch and leaf motifs.<\/p>\n
Style: Louis XVI.<\/p>\n
Materials: Chiseled and gilded bronze, Baccarat crystal signed.<\/p>\n
Period: Circa 1880.<\/p>\n
Decor: Pressed and molded crystal, motifs of octagons, stars, mirza, plaques, and basins.\nCenter: A string of cut and crystal.<\/p>\n
Center: A string of cut and crystal.<\/p>\n
Base: A large crystal ball.<\/p>\n
Height: 47.25 inches.<\/p>\n
Diameter: 31.5 inches<\/p>\n
In very good condition, original gilding, electrified to European standards. Possibility of conversion to American standards upon request.<\/p>\n
Magnificent French chandelier from the Napoleonic III period, crystal decor signed by the Baccarat Crystal Works.<\/p>\n
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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Baccarat (sign\u00e9) Lustre \u00e0 Dix-Huit Lumi\u00e8res en Bronze Cisel\u00e9 et Dor\u00e9 vers 1880 Description : Splendide lustre style Louis XVI en bronze cisel\u00e9 et dor\u00e9, orn\u00e9 d’un riche d\u00e9cor de cristal Baccarat. Il \u00e9claire par dix-huit bras de lumi\u00e8re sur deux \u00e9tages, avec des motifs de branchages et de feuilles. Caract\u00e9ristiques : Style : Louis […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":3000,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3001","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cate"],"yoast_head":"\n