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(A) Two views of a wowzer signed Schneider chandelier! The patina is deep and rich, and the proportions -- at 28 inches long by 28 inches wide -- perfectly suited to a 9 1/2 or 10-foot ceiling. Isn't the canopy, comprised of four hand-wrought iron leaves, oh-so-French? You'll swoon every time you're in the room with this de-light! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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 (B) Here's a cute little (23 long, about 16 in diameter) fixture for a hallway, entryway, or small room. All brass with its original gilt finish, and the hand-blown art glass shades are signed Delatte. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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  (C) Now we're moving into the naturalistic side of the French artistic temperament, with this rare and unusual thistle and leaf nickel-silvered bronze chandelier. It's shown with "starlight" bulbs. I also have little crystal beaded "jackets" which slide over candelabra-based bulbs, for a similar but even more special look. Dimensions: 34 long, about 13 in diameter. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(D) This puppy hangs down 37 long inches and has a diameter of about 30. So, you'll have something pulsing with beauty AND presence in your dining or living room! The bowl measures 40 centimeters across, which is 5 cm larger than the "standard" French bowl. All the glass is signed Muller, and what glass it is!! Do you think perhaps that it was inspired by a breathtaking sunset around Luneville, home of Muller Freres? That's my contention...I've long thought that the inspiration for Muller's glass, and their competitors such as Schneider, Noverdy, Degue, et al, came either from the sunrise or the sunset. Well, I don't know how many 1910-1920 Frenchmen rose early enough to see the sunrise; but, refreshed after their three-hour siestas in the afternoon, they surely caught the sunsets. And this must have been a glorious one -- rich reds, oranges, purples. The ironwork on this particular fixture is about as intricate and compelling it gets, with its festival of curlicues and leaves! One wouldn't be tempted to refer to this style as "Art Deco" -- it's probably from the 'teens, and of that timeless and unique French style that was so prevalent during those years in between the Nouveau and Deco periods. I haven't rewired it yet, having just dragged it kicking and screaming back from France. So, if it photographs this well unlit, what do you think it's going to look like when it's electrified?! FREAKING FABULOUS, that's how!!! Of course it will be fully rewired when I send it to you... (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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  (E) This beautifully and deeply bronze patinated French four-light sports four Victorian American stained glass shades. A marriage made in Heaven? The shades have a very Handel-like quality, and the French mount is nicely detailed and perfectly crafted. It's about 28 inches long and 22 across. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(F) Here's one of a pair of exceptional early 20th century solid brass quasi-Victorian chandeliers. The shades are hand-blown with gorgeous opalescent coloration. One of the eight shades has a crack -- almost, but not quite, the end of the world. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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  (G) Here's a not-your-everyday item, a gilt-bronze finished Art Nouveau chandelier sporting American art glass shades (signed Lustre Art). The shades are calcite on the outside, gold aurene on the interior. The fixture itself was made in France anywhere between 1900 and 1910. It's complex, asymetrical, playful. It hangs 35 long, and is about 26 in diameter. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(H) A little Venetian beauty, an extreme rarity. The glass is in mint condition, the canopy and the bowl have matching applied bands; the metal is brass. The length, 24; the width, about 13. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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(I) Talk about Old World quality -- this solid brass fixture weighs over 23 pounds without the glass! As you can see from the photos, it's festooned with all manner of details -- mythical dolphin-like creatures, flower buds and various ornate embellishments and finials. The quality of the castings is extremely high, typical of work done in the latter part of the19th, or early 20th centuries. The shades are unsigned, but our glass expert proclaims them Loetz. The four shades, which measure about 6 1/2 by 4 inches, are clearly a matched set, but as you can see there are some differences in the intensity of the color, a typical feature of this type of opalescent, hand-blown antique glass. Note the beautiful pink color around the openings... when the light is on this color adds a subtle rosy dimension to the glass. I bought this powerfully executed, ornate chandelier not far from Montelimar, France (the nougat capital of France, if you have a sweet tooth, and who visiting France doesn't?). Dimensions: about 31 1/2 long by 24 1/2 across. As things stand, I haven't restored it, which means that I'm selling it unrewired and "as is"; but I'd be willing to rewire it for another $350.There's an (empty) little threaded hole on the top of each arm (about 1/8 inch diameter). Obviously some decorative finial was screwed in here, but all four are missing. Of course when the fixture's hanging it's not evident that something is missing. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)
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