A pair of Italian glass girandoles Venetian, Murano, 19th Century

the cartouche plate etched with a figure of a gentleman and lady, each holding a basket of flowers and leaves, within a mirrored border, profusely ornamented with polychrome flowers; some losses

In overall reasonable condition. There are losses to the moulded glass borders and to the floral decoration, notably to the top cresting and the extremities. The mirror plates have silvered extensively and the glass to the top section of one has cracked and has been re-laid, however they retain much of their etched detail.
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