Gilt Wood And Crystal Chandelier, Italy, Circa 1830

Chandelier in gilded wood and crystal whose belt is decorated with palmettes and removable volutes which supports eight arms of light carved with acanthus leaves and rosettes.
It is topped by a palmette crown linked to the belt by four chains and threads of crystal pendants.
Italian work around 1830.
Bibliography : A chandelier similar to ours is reproduced in the book L'art du luminaire, by Jonathan Bourne and Vanessa Brett, p. 163 ed. Flammarion, 1992.