pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu and Crystal candelabras

A sensational and extremely high quality pair of French 17th century Louis XIV period ormolu and rock crystal candelabras, circa 1680. Each eight arm girandole is raised by a circula...

An elegant pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and Baccarat crystal girandoles. Each girandole is raised by a circular ormolu base with a most decorative beaded and acan...

An elegant and most charming pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. Ormolu candelabras. Each most attractive candelabra is supported on a circular mottled Ormolu base decorated by...

A beautiful and high quality pair of French 19th century Louis XVI st. ormolu and white Carrara marble four arm candelabras. Each candelabra is raised by fine ormolu topie shaped fee...

This pair of antique French candelabra are in the Rococo style, and are masterfully cast in gilt bronze and hung with crystal droplets. Each candelabrum holds scrolling branches for ...

Six-light candelabra, ormolu with a glass spike surmount and two rows of hanging glass daggers and beads, one above and one below the six candles.

This exquisite pair of late 19th-century Louis XVI-style six-arm candelabras is crafted from bronze and adorned with stunning rock crystal. Each candelabra features six gracefully cu...

A finely decorative pair of late 19th century French or Continental cut-crystal and gilt-metal candelabra, conceived in the Louis XVI Revival taste and reflecting the brilliant decorative vocabulary of the Belle Époque interior. Each candelabrum is composed with a shaped cut-crystal standard rising from a radiating scalloped circular base, the glass worked with alternating fluted, diamond-cut, and crosshatched panels that catch and refract light with strong prismatic effect. The central upright finial is similarly faceted, lending height and architectural presence to the form. The gilt-metal arms extend in scrolling foliate branches, terminating in three crystal candle cups or bobeches dressed with faceted crystal bead swags and elongated pendant drops. The combination of clear cut glass, dark metal pinning, and warm gilt-metal mounts follows the historic French taste for ormolu-mounted crystal lighting, recalling the refinement of late 18th century neoclassical candelabra while incorporating the more theatrical sparkle favored in the late 19th century. The floral and foliate arms, scalloped crystal bases, cut-glass finials, and profusion of suspended prisms make the pair especially suitable for use as mantel candelabra...