A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT CLEAR GLASS AND MOLDED OPAIC BLUE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT CLEAR GLASS AND MOLDED OPAIC BLUE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER

LATE 18TH CENTURY, EXTENDED IN HEIGHT WITH LATER TOP TIERS

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A RUSSIAN ORMOLU, CUT CLEAR GLASS AND MOLDED OPAIC BLUE GLASS EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
LATE 18TH CENTURY, EXTENDED IN HEIGHT WITH LATER TOP TIERS
Hung overall with droplets and chains of droplets, the spray corona above three graduated rings and a central vase-shaped baluster shaft issuing six spiral obelisks with top ring finial, and suspending the foliate prism-filled guilloche main ring-frame issuing six obelisks with circular prism and six branches with central obelisk issuing three scrolling branches each terminating in foliate drip-pans and nozzles with pearled inset drip-pans, with central spray and facetted ball boss, wired for electricity, the nozzles drilled for electricity, replacements and losses to glass
62 in. (158 cm.) high, 46 in. (117 cm.) diameter