CIRCA 1900

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AN ITALIAN CARVED GILTWOOD AND POLYCHROME METAL CHANDELIER
CIRCA 1900
Of large size, the rosette and anthemion corona supporting eight three-branch sconces and supported by a central foliate and fluted shaft surmounted by a basket and hung throughout with flowering and foliate vines and wheat ears
67in. (170cm.) high

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Lot Essay

The flower-festooned chandelier has a Roman-candelabrum pillar, with Grecian palms wreathing its flower basket and tazza, and reflects the antique fashion popularised by C. Percier and P. Fontaine, Recueil de Décorations Intérieurs, Paris, 1801.

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