A large Napoleon III ormolu forty-eight-branch chandelier

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A large Napoleon III ormolu forty-eight-branch chandelier
The foliate-cast corona above a foliate and scroll-cast baluster stem, supporting three putti, one with a dove, the second with a bow and the third blowing a horn, the open lower section with three birds, supporting six main foliate and berry-cast stems, each issuing eight further foliate and berry-cast branches, terminating in a foliate-cast drip-pan, nozzle and sconce, with flower-cast terminal
47½ in. (120.5 cm.) high

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