This is a beautiful antique English silver-plated eight-light chandelier, circa 1920 in date.
The silver-plated chandelier is in elaborate Rococo style with three central cupid busts featuring eight c scroll arms with a central acorn finial below.
This chandelier is fitted with decorative candle bulbs and has been newly rewired.
Condition:
In fantastic condition as it has been dismantled, cleaned and rewired.
Dimensions in cm:
Height 57 cm x Width 78 cm x Depth 78 cm
Weight 10.5 kg
Dimensions in inches:
Height 1 foot, 10 inches x Width 2 foot, 7 inches x Depth 2 foot, 7 inches
Weight 23.1 lbs
The word chandelier appeared in the English language in the late 14th century, borrowed directly from the 12th-century Old Spanish. This was a new spelling of the 10th-century French word chandelabre, which comes from the Latin candelabrum, itself from the Latin candela (meaning candle).
The earliest candle chandeliers were used by the wealthy in medieval tim
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The world''s largest Bohemian crystal chandelier, a gift from Queen Victoria, is located in the Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul. It has 750 lamps and weighs 4.5 tons. Dolmabahçe has the largest collection of Bohemian and Baccarat crystal chandeliers in the world, and one of the great staircases has balusters of Baccarat crystal.
Our reference: A4494b
Internal Reference: A4494b
Antique ID Number (AIDN): SA1210913
Dateline of this antique is 1920
Height is 57cm (22.4inches)Width is 78cm (30.7inches)Depth is 78cm (30.7inches)
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