A pair of Louis XV six-light girandoles, circa 1730

A pair of Louis XV six-light girandoles, circa 1730 

rock-crystal, silvered iron and bronze; each on a circular base with fillets punctuated by three plinthed cut-sections, ornated by elongated flutes, three projected motifs of volutes surmounted by the channelled, foliaged and gadrooned shaft topped with a flame, at mid- height, three voluted and foliaged 'S' shaped branches support a lambrequin hoop holding six curved and foliaged lights with their rocaille basins and foliaged candleholders, each with three bare, curved two-level branches holding faceted and cut-glass plaquettes and balls, bearing a second and smaller lambrequin hoop, from which spring again three further branches topped by a fleur-de-lys

height 33½in.; diam 17¾in.; 85 cm; 45 cm.

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Paire de girandoles à six lumières en métal argenté, bronze et cristal de roche d'époque Louis XV, vers 1730

height 33½in.; diam 17¾in.; 85 cm; 45 cm.

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