Description:
Eight-arm Gilt-metal and Crystal Chandelier, Spain, 20th century, fitted for candles with three hidden standard sockets at top and three at bottom, crystal chains run from top to candle arms' support ring and gather at bottom, gilt-metal canopy marked "Made in Spain," hard-wired, fixture ht. 43, dia. 30 in.
Estimate $500-1,000
Six chains detached, but present. Repairs to the connecting wires of some chains. Nine prisms detached, but present. A few prisms missing, one bobeche broken, surface grime throughout, with verdigris to the candle cups and chips and cracks to most Baccarat bobeches.
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Keywords
Crystal Chandelier, SpainStuart Slavid
Senior Vice President
Director of Fine Ceramics
Director of Fine Silver
Director of European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Emily Stegner
Specialist, European Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3203
Stephanie Opolski
Appraiser
508-970-3000
European Furniture & Decorative Arts
The European Furniture & Decorative Arts department curates auctions of English, French, German, Italian, Dutch, and Russian antiques, furniture, and decorative arts.