Cristalleries de Baccarat A LARGE GILT BRONZE, CUT CRYSTAL AND MOLDED GLASS THIRTY-THREE LIGHT CHANDELIER Baccarat, France, second half 19th century

the corona with four plume mounts, the cage-form chandelier decorated with four seated putti holding five candle branches, each interspaced with three candle branches, the cut crystal ball has been removed to reveal the Baccarat seal, each drip pan with the molded Baccarat mark.

Overall in good condition. With its original gilding. Probable replacements to crystal and glass garlands in places. Two drip pans showing a crack. One glass tear drop broken and another lacking. Lacking shade above crystal ball at center. Later electrified, with visible wire to cage.
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