Gilt Bronze Chandelier With Crystal Decoration Attributed To Baccarat Circa 1880

Gilt bronze chandelier with cut crystal decoration attributed to La Cristallerie de Baccarat circa 1880

An elegant and decorative cage-shaped chandelier, illuminated by eight arms of light, in the Louis XV style in gilded bronze, featuring a beautiful white cut-crystal décor attributed to La Cristallerie de Baccarat. The cut-crystal decoration is composed of numerous elements: four daggers around the circumference, large plates, rosettes, and, in the center, a beautiful cut-crystal barrel threading. It ends with a superb melon-shaped cut-crystal ball.

Beautiful late 19th-century French chandelier, whose cut-crystal decoration is attributed to La Cristallerie de Baccarat, circa 1880-1890.

Sizes: H 45.27 Inches. – Diameter 28.34 Inches.

The chandelier is in good original condition, with beautiful old gilding. It is professionally wired for electricity, European standards, possibility to upgrade to the American standard on request.

Baccarat:
In 1764, French King Louis XV granted Louis-Joseph de Montmorency-Laval, Bishop of Metz, permission to establish a glassworks in the Lorraine village of Baccarat.
In 1824, Ismaël Robinet, a Baccarat glassmaker, invented an air-piston pump that facilitated glassblowing. The following year, Baccarat developed the press-molded technique.
In 1855, Baccarat took part in the first Paris Universal Exhibition, exhibiting two monumental candelabras and a chandelier.
In 1860, on October 29, Baccarat registered its trademark with the Paris Commercial Court: a carafe, a stemmed glass, and a beaker inscribed in a circle. Initially printed on a paper label, the stamp was later engraved directly onto the piece.

Baccarat crystal is of the highest quality, containing no less than 31.7% lead, with no defaults and the highest standards. Cristallerie de Baccarat has been passed down through the generations and remains a symbol of French art de vivre.