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« Marie-Antoinette » Chandelier

France
Circa 1870

Silvered bronze, Crystal

Height : 140 cm (55,1 in.) ; Diameter : 75 cm (29,5 in.)

Beautiful Louis XVI-inspired baluster-shaped chandelier, in crystal and silvered bronze mount. The central shaft, made of threads, is lit by 12 indirect lights and 12 light-arms ending in bobeches resting on leafy basins. A central crown, supporting elegant heart-shaped daggers, is suspended by garlands of round and oval faceted crystal beads from the light-arms and the top of the chandelier. Numerous pendants, prisms, flowers, daggers and drops, some of which are amber, adorn the whole, which ends with a faceted sphere.

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The model of these chandeliers is named “Marie-Antoinette” in homage to Queen Marie-Antoinette (1755-1793) who redesigned the Petit Trianon when she moved in, in 1777.