Baccarat Crystal Chandelier, France circa 1890

Beautiful cut crystal chandelier with fifteen lights. The central shaft, decorated with cups from which pendants flow, has two rows of five and ten light-arms with shaped and twisted branches. The whole is adorned with numerous pendants and ends with a faceted ball.

Biography :
The famous crystal manufacture of Baccarat, that dates back to the 18th century, was awarded its first medal in 1823, during the “Exposition des Produits de l’Industrie” for the “brilliance and the sharpness of its crystal” and became then the most renowned French “cristallerie”. Baccarat was undoubtedly the only French manufacture that exhibited steadily and magnificently its products at the various Universal Exhibitions, and especially between 1855 and 1867. In all reports one can read about the « perfection of the material and of its cut ».