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A FINE 18TH CENTURY ANTIQUE CONTINENTAL CUT-GLASS CHANDELIER
circa 1780
A fine 18th century Continental cut-glass chandelier for eight lights, the multi-baluster stem unusually including two internally gilded containers. From the lower container issue the candle arms with drip-pans and savels and from the upper one issue kick arms with canopies and spires, the stem terminating with a drop hung canopy above kick arms and small canopy and finial at the base of the chandelier. All component parts are flat-cut throughout and all hung with oval and pear-shaped drops.
Height 58in (147.3cm). Diameter 38in (96.5cm).
Reference: J6322