Pair Of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers In Crystal And Gilded Wood

Pair of Antique 1780 Genoese Empire Chandeliers in Crystal and Gilded Wood, also colored, authentic, finely carved in gilded wood, original and perfectly restored and re-elected. This pair of 18th-century Italian eight-light chandeliers is decorated with polychrome crystal drops and pendants at the top only. Thus we find red, blue, green, as well as amber and pink crystal drops. The eight curved arms with double volutes are made of wrought iron, and the central stem is carved and gilded with naturalistic motifs and stylized leaves, all ornamented with strands of beads and beveled crystal pendants.

These chandeliers are made with a central shaft of carved wood, carved with plant motifs, turned and gilded in fine gold; this central support, made up of several elements, is decorated with hand riveted iron elements, connected by a multitude of festoons of transparent crystals, with some colored crystal, surmounted by crystal flowers with a brass upper corolla, original details that, together with the splendid gilding, underscore the taste and timeless elegance of these salon chandeliers, from the end of the 18th century.

The eight arms that branch off the lower wooden element are made of curved iron, terminating in iron bobeiges; originally the chandelier was lit with candles.

Coming from a private collection in Emilia, they are in good condition