antique louis revival 36 light ballroom cut crystal tent chandelier c1920

This is a beautiful Louis Revival 36 Light Ballroom Cut Crystal and Bronze Tent Chandelier, circa 1920 in date.

The cut crystal tent and bag shaped chandelier features a curved top with raised foliate leaves over chains of crystals in a large cartouche shape with emerald cut shaped glass.It has a central row of 16 candle lights, an upper row of 8 candle lights and a further 12 internal lights andis finished below with an acorn final.
It is characteristic of the grand chandeliers which decorated the finest Chateaux and Palaces across Europe and is sure to lend a special atmosphere to your home.
Condition:In excellent rewired working condition.Dimensions in cm:Height 136 x Width 105 x Depth 105Dimensions in inches:Height 4 foot, 5 inches x Width 3 foot, 5 inches x Depth 3 foot, 5 inches
Our reference: A2260b
The wordchandelierappeared in theEnglish languagein the late14thcentury, borrowed directly from12thcenturyOld Spanish. This was a new spelling of the10thcenturyFrenchwordchandelabre, which comes from theLatincandelabrum, itself from the Latincandela(meaningcandle).The earliest candle chandeliers were used by the wealthy inmedievaltimes.The world's largestBohemian crystalchandelier, a gift fromQueen Victoria, is located in theDolmabahçePalaceinIstanbul. It has 750 lamps and weighs 4.5 tons.Dolmabahçehas the largest collection of Bohemian andBaccaratcrystal chandeliers in the world, and one of the great staircases has balusters of Baccarat crystal.

Antiques.co.uk Ref: RD5KAAPX3

Width (cm):

105

Height (cm):

136

Depth (cm):

105

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