IQ3247 EXCEPTIONAL CHANDELIER
Description:
This very important 96-lights chandelier made entirely in chiseled and gilded bronze in the Renaissance style, is composed at the lower part of six large sets of ten light-arms, adorned with Bacchus masks, scalloped acanthuses, pearls and “cuir découpé” motifs (“cut leather”), and at the upper part of six sets of six light-arms. The light-arms set is designed around an architectured central shaft, made of foliate balusters, surrounded by three female tritons, each bearing a basket of exotic fruits. The whole finishing at the top with scrolls alternating with garlands of fruits. The whole is richly adorned with numerous cut and faceted crystal pendants.
Provenance : Casino – Campione d’Italia

*Two identical chandeliers have been made by Louis-Auguste Marquis for the Galerie de la Paix du 37 quai d’Orsay, Hôtel du Ministre des Affaires Étrangères (see attached).

Louis-Auguste Marquis (1811-1885) teamed up in 1839 with another bronze-caster named Gilbert Honoré Chaumont (1790-1868), already specialized in lightings. They were awarded at the Exhibition of Industrial Products a bronze medal with their Renaissance style candelabra, a clock and a large chandelier with branches supported by children and chimeras. At the 1844 Exhibition, they were awarded another bronze medal. It was at this time that Chaumont retired from business and Marquis entered the “Réunion des Fabricants de bronzes” in Paris. He then moved his store from 23 to 25 of the rue Chapon. Marquis showed then alone and successfully his bronze casts and chandeliers at the Exhibition of Industrial Products of 1849. Under the Second Empire, the Marquis company set at 66 Boulevard de Strasbourg. As a leading provider of royal and imperial palaces since the creation of the house by Chaumont, Marquis continued to receive the title “Manufacturer of furniture of the Crown”. He thus supplied various palaces with chandeliers, light-arms and andirons, made in the Gothic, Renaissance and Louis XIV styles.

SPECIFICATIONS:
Collection: Contemporary
Size: 77" Diameter x 83" Height
Shape: Pendant
Metal Finished: Bronze (Different finish available at no additional cost)
Materials: Bronze,Crystal,Gilt
Weight: N/A
Extension: N/A
Bulbs: 96-lights
Assembly: Some assembly is required.
Dimmer Switch Compatible: Optional
Shipping: Free Door-To-Door Shipping Worldwide!
Rush Order: 4-6 Weeks; 15% added to the total
Regular Lead Time: 6-10 Weeks
Warranty: 5 Years Full Coverage (includes replacement parts)

SIZE OPTIONS:

Custom Sizes, Finishes, and Colors are available upon request.