"Palm" Chandelier attributed to Maison Baguès, France circa 1890

Beautiful chandelier in patinated bronze with gold highlights and cut crystal. The central shaft, topped with a ribbon and ending with a seed, is adorned with reeds and presents in two rows eight palm branches each hiding a light, and whose leaves are decorated with crystal pendants.

Biography
Art light creator, Baguès was founded around 1840 in Auvergne. Specialized in liturgical bronzes, the company grew at the end of the 19th century and started to make lighting bronzes, thanks to the generalization of electricity.