Vintage Bohemian Crystal Twelve-Light Chandelier, 1950s

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Antique Bohemian Crystal Chandelier with 12 Arms. An elegant twelve-light Bohemian crystal chandelier dating back to around 1950. It features … Read more Antique Bohemian Crystal Chandelier with 12 Arms. An elegant twelve-light Bohemian crystal chandelier dating back to around 1950. It features a central baluster stem made of molded glass vases, bordered at the top and bottom by two crystal bowls, internally gilded with mercury, decorated with cusped pendants spaced in octagonal shapes.

from the central bowl extend twelve solid crystal arms, with a simple volute and faceted surfaces. The plates have the same finish as the gilded bowls, and above these and halfway up each arm is a flat crystal pendant in the shape of a diamond.

Between the arms are solid crystal "pastorals" with faceted surfaces, from which identical pendants hang.

The chandelier was electrically reassembled with a 2 x 0.35 silver strip outside the arms and attached to them with nylon ties. The central upright was made with two 0.50 mm flat wires for a total power of 1000 watts divided into two lines.
Up to 250V (Europe/UK Standard).The wiring of this item may be original and might need replacement, if not specified otherwise. See less