A French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier
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An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eighteen light chandelier has a cut crystal ball pendant amidst large crystal pendants topped with rosettes. The chandelier displays two tiers of lights on scrolled ormolu... — Read More
An impressive French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal chandelier. The eighteen light chandelier has a cut crystal ball pendant amidst large crystal pendants topped with rosettes. The chandelier displays two tiers of lights on scrolled ormolu arms ending with crystal saucers. The crystal central fut is topped with two tiers of ormolu sprays decorated with faceted pendants. All original gilt throughout. — Read Less
Shades, Canopies and Chain shown for display purposes, sold separately.
- Item # CD2094
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H: 38 in D: 24 in
H: 97 cm D: 61 cm
- France
- 19th Century
- Baccarat Crystal, Ormolu
- Louis XVI st. Read More
- Baccarat Read More
In 1764 King Louis XV of France gave permission to found a glassworks in the town of Baccarat. Production consisted of window panes, mirrors and stemware until 1816 when the first crystal oven went into operation. By that time over 3000 workers were employed at the site.
Baccarat was famous and requested by many royal houses and received its first royal commission in 1823. This began a lengthy line of commissions for royalty and heads of state throughout the world. In 1855 Baccarat won its first gold medal at the Worlds Fair in Paris after which they began to mark their creations towards the end of the 19th century.
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