CategoriesFurniture and Lighting
Chandelier
A branched hanging light, first made for candles and later for gas and electricity, often dressed in crystal, cut glass or metal.
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About
The word comes from the French for candle-holder, and early chandeliers were exactly that: wooden crosses or iron rings carrying candles. By the 17th century Dutch and Flemish brass founders cast chandeliers with a ball-shaped centre and curving arms, and in the 18th century glass drops and rock crystal were hung to catch and multiply candlelight. On Murano, Giuseppe Briati made ciocche, bouquet-like chandeliers of glass flowers and leaves.
Most older chandeliers were converted to gas and then electricity. The 20th century revived glass chandeliers in new forms: Barovier & Toso, Seguso and Venini produced modern Murano designs, Carlo Nason worked in bold coloured glass, and Sweden's Erik Höglund combined chunky glass with iron. Look at the number and arrangement of arms, how drops are attached and whether wiring was added later.
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