Louis XV Period Chandelier In Gilt Bronze Decorated With Daggers And Cut Crystal Plates 1760

Louis XV period chandelier in gilt bronze with dagger decoration and cut crystal plaques circa 1760.

Museum quality, the beauty of the great 18th-century decor.

An exceptional and elegant Louis XV period chandelier in bronze, formerly gilded (still partly in its original gilding), featuring an incredible and rich cut crystal decoration, mostly smoked, with a superb central threading, twelve daggers on the periphery, large plaques, numerous stars and rosettes. Our chandelier ends with a large blown-crystal ball.
The chandelier is illuminated by eight peripheral arms of light.

A sumptuous French chandelier from the Louis XV period, mid-18th century circa 1760-1770.


Sizes: H 45.27 Inches – Diameter 31.49 Inches.


In excellent condition. The chandelier has been cleaned and retains some of its original gilding. Fitted with an electrified opaline candle system to European standards, and works with American standards with a small adapter (on request).