(A) Such gloriously vivid colors on this unsigned French bowl with three shades! The ironwork is as superior as the glass, a tour de force in any language! It hangs about 33 inches long. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(B) I had an identical fixture years ago, with four Delatte shades, but this eclipses it! The metalwork, all hand-wrought iron, brings to mind the antics of the Greek god Hephestus -- you know, the crippled, ugly old curmudgeon who hung around his dank workshop creating mind-altering works of the sheerest beauty. Every millimeter is worked, and the little curls are fine as jewelry. As for the shades, they're Muller, of course (nicely signed, too!) and quite rare in shape and color. Note the slightly enclosed bottom, for starters. Then move on to the subtle pinks, purples and oranges. Yeow!! They happen to be in like-new condition. Show me another set! As shown, the fixture hangs about 23 inches long. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(C) A hand-blown signed Muller suspension delights the eye this time, with its fiery red, orange and purple, a classic and classy color combo plate. The bowl is 40 cm across, larger than the standard 35 cm, and so it will lend more presence to your room ("What's a centimeter?!" This bowl measures about 16 inches across...). The hand-wrought iron leaf-shaped rosettes and canopy are such delightful naturalist manifestations! All hand-made, of course, including every link of those three chains! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(D) This incredibly elaborate (well, to us, maybe, but we weren't alive in 1910, were we?!) nickel-silver plated cast bronze French chandelier hosts three signed American Quezal art glass shades...along with its entourage of vicious dragons. Not an imperfect marriage, eh?! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(E) Here I am, all excited, putting the horse behind the cart again, showing you an unlit chandelier that hasn't been rewired yet. I can't help myself!! It's by Daum, all beautifully signed, of course, and with the most formidable gold-patinated brass or bronze hanging apparatus that I've ever seen! Ah, how appropriate... (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(F) An Art Nouveau French chandelier of significant grace and presence, to say the least! The intricately detailed metal is gilt-bronze (in this photo it hasn't been cleaned up yet, lazy bum that I am), the shades frosted and cut crystal by Val St. Lambert or Baccarat, or a French glass company of similar stature. It measures 33 long, 24 wide. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) Deeply saturated colors, no doubt inspired by a winter sunset (who's up early enough to catch the sunrise but the farmers?), grace this bowl and three shades. The wrought iron's "nothing special," but it's well done and spare, giving emphasis where it belongs, to the glass! It hangs about 38 inches long. The bowl's signed L'Elf, the shades Noverdy. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(J) Wow, is this one a zinger or what?!! SIMPLY gorgeous, Dahlink! And I haven't even rewired it yet! Think what it's going to look like when those signed Muller shades are lit! They've got all the right eye-candy colors: orange, yellow, blue. The orange verges on pink, the yellow verges on orange, the blue verges on purple, just to keep you interested! Oh, zose French. It hangs about 31 1/2 inches long and is about 28 across. Solid brass with a goldish patina. Lots of wonderful ornamentation, as you can see. In which of your rooms do you want to make a rich, undulating statement (can a statement "undulate"?)? Why not! Yes, it will be rewired when you receive it, and it will take up to 60 watts per socket, candelabra-based bulbs. Of course it will take me a few days to rewire it, so count that into your lead time, although I know you'll want it RIGHT NOW! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(K) Are those turkey talons gripping the glass in honor of Thankgiving!? The "organic/naturalistic" look of French Art Nouveau... and no complaints from this shoemaker! The center "bowl" has a small crack in it (I had to buy it anyway, just couldn't resist!), the result of some overzealous nut tightener. Overall the fixture hangs at about 24 inches, it's about 16 across. What a cutie! Just right for an entryway, a hallway, or a small room! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)