French C1900/1910 Large Birdcage Crystal Chandelier

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Genuine French Gilded Brass & Crystal Large Birdcage Crystal Chandelier dating from around 1900-1910. Very elegant.

This chandelier is dressed with 140 original large hand-cut antique crystals with high lead content (34-38%, typical of this period, as opposed to 15-24% modern crystals), which give you such a beautiful and dazzling array of coloured reflections. It has 10 large arms and 10 small arms each with one bulb, providing 20 bulbs in total.

This chandelier has been professionally rewired and restored to the highest standard using only the best components, ready for immediate installation. The frame is solid and has a lovely patina which would fit in nicely in both period and modern homes; it has been sympathetically cleaned and restored without losing the patina.

MEASUREMENTS (all approximately):

Height/Drop = 37in/94cm

Width/diameter = 29in/74cm

Weight = 24kg

Hanging chain = 50-100cm

Ceiling rose included

Salvaged antique chandeliers rarely come with their original hanging chain and ceiling rose intact. For safety reasons we supply our chandeliers with replacement solid metal chain and top quality cast brass ceiling rose with antiqued effect, which is custom-made specially for us using an original rose as template. The chain and the ceiling rose compliment the chandelier beautifully.

DELIVERY / COLLECTION

Delivery for this chandelier would be £75 to most places in mainland UK; each additional chandelier to the same address would be delivered at a cost of £35.

We welcome viewing or collection from S44 5RX, which is 2 minutes drive off junction 29 of M1. You are of course under no obligation to buy when you come to view.

Please contact us for international delivery.

PACKAGING

Unlike the more modern chandeliers; these chandeliers do not come apart for packaging purposes. We have to use strong large boxes and purposely bought high quality packaging materials. The larger or heavier chandeliers will be suspended on a purpose built wooden frame inside the box. They are packed with extreme care and we always send some spare crystals should any damaged during installation.

RETURNS

If you are not happy with the item for ANY reason when you collect, it's absolutely fine to cancel the sale. But we will not accept returns after you've taken it away.

For delivered chandelier, buyer pays return cost, and we politely request for it to be packed with our original materials to a similar standard.

Thanks for looking.

"Heritage Quality Without the High Street Mark-up"

Hodgson Antiques (www.hodgsonantiques.co.uk) has been in the antique trade and dealing independently since 2012. Based in Derbyshire countryside operating solely online, we specialise in antique and vintage lighting, table lamps, ceiling lights, chandeliers, wall lights and lanterns together with some selectively sourced decorative items. We source items from around the UK, Europe and the rest of the world.

We believe that acquiring exceptional, fully restored period lighting shouldn't require paying premium high-street showroom prices. By operating entirely online and focusing our resources into our own dedicated restoration workshop, we have completely reimagined the traditional antique gallery model. We have a significant structural pricing advantage over traditional brick-and-mortar storefronts, which enables us to offer the exact high quality and meticulous restoration you find in the high street showrooms – delivered directly from our workshop at transparent competitive trade prices passing substantial savings onto our customers.

All our antique lights are fully overhauled, professionally cleaned, rewired and PAT tested to UK standards ready for installation. They are supplied with period-style matching aged fixing brass screws, fittings.

Our lighting is safely wrapped in heavy-duty protective packaging and dispatched the next day via premium tracked courier within mainland UK (delivery charge applies at checkout). As an independent workshop, we highly appreciate direct bank transfers (BACS). If you prefer to pay directly via bank transfer, we will happily waive the delivery fee as a thank you. Please contact us directly via the email link or phone number below before clicking 'Buy Now' to receive your free shipping invoice