Louis XVI Genoese Chandelier In Gilded Wood And Crystals End 1700 Eight Lights

Louis XVI Genoese Chandelier in Gilded Wood and Crystals End 1700 Eight Lights formed by a turned, carved and gilded wooden stem and eight iron arms also gilded with vintage crystals. It dates back to the end of the 1700s and is in a good state of conservation compatibly with the dating. This chandelier is made with a central stem in carved wood, sculpted with plant motifs and gilded in fine gold; this central support, made up of several elements, is decorated with hand-wrought iron elements, connected by a multitude of transparent crystal festoons surmounted by crystal flowers with an embossed and gilded brass corolla, an original detail which, together with the splendid gilding, underlines the taste and timeless elegance of this salon chandelier, from the end of the 18th century. The eight arms that branch off from the lower wooden element are in curved and gilded iron, ending with bobeiges in gilded iron, since the chandelier was originally lit with candles.