(A) Here's one of the finest lighting fixtures I've had in all these years (and we won't go into that)... a gold-lacquered bronze transitional chandelier (between Art Nouveau and Art Deco) by Schneider (all the glass is signed). It hangs at a substantial length -- 39 inches -- and chain can be added between the two large rings near the top if additional length is needed. $8700. Other views... (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(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 shades are signed Delatte. Silly me, I just had to photograph it before I rewired it! The Delatte shades are light yellow and purple, with several other colors, and just lovely when lit!! See? I wasn't kidding!! $2600. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(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, and I 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. $2800. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(D) What a seemingly impossibly cool item! Cleaned up, waxed, and rewired since these photos, this bronze Aladdin's lamp (guarded over by, I presume, a ferocious looking phoenix bird) has a single bulb which juts out of the spout on the right. A small decorative bulb gives almost no light, but who needs light in the face of all this beauty?!! It hangs about 30 inches long. Of COURSE Juanita scarfed this puppy right up!!! SOLD!!!

(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. $3100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(F) This is 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. Only $1900 each! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(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. $3900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(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. $2300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) Ooo, la-la. Noverdy art glass shades, gilt bronze finish. Note the little eagle's heads holding the shade holders. Zoos French... zees beauty is 28 inches long, about 18 across... $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(J) A Muller bowl of exceptional quality, with an inner opalescent coating, which gives it a very unique coloring not really shown off by this mere photo. 25 inches long by about 16 wide. Sorry, this item is SOLD, but ask me about another one somewhat like it!

(K) Gilt-finished bronze swans... $2300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(L)  This signed Schneider wrought iron French lighting fixture is replete with naturalist motifs. The ceiling canopy, which is hard to see in this photo, has a wonderful cluster of leaves and branches which mirror those encompassing the center shade. The three arms have little branch-like nubs on them! Let grace enter... It hangs 29 long and is about 22 in diameter. Can you imagine how fab this Schneider looks in Arnold and Gail's living room?!! SOLD!!

(M) A mere 12 inches long, ideal for that short-ceiling spot where a true work of art is called for... A signed "L'Elf" art glass shade hovers in a hand-crafted wrought iron basket... Awww... sorry, the above "L'Elf" is sold to Mark in LA!!

(N) This fixture by the renowned Schneider company has such an engaging look to it... aren't the colors in the bowl just luscious? The eight buds hadn't been rewired when I took these photos, but they'll host little seven-watt bulbs and so surround the bowl with a galaxy of sparkles. Only high ceilings need apply -- this fixture hangs at 43 inches long! $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(O) A classic bronze French "other period" chandelier with three immaculate hand-blown shades, quite unlike any I've seen elsewhere. Gosh, Jack, how do you do it? This hangs about 16 inches long. $2100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(P) P is for Putti, and also for Porcelain (the Precious Porcelain flowers), and don't forget Perfection!!! This is the first bronze putti fixture I've ever had -- they've previously all been fabricated of white metal. And this bronze putti has its original gilt finish in extremely fine condition. Who could ask for more? Our cutie putti hangs 22 inches long. $3800. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(Q) Being just a country boy myself, I'm not sure exactly what style this exquisite chandelier is... (Louis Quatorze, Seize, Dix-sept?) but it certainly spoke to me when I saw it hanging in one of Lyon's ritzier shops. And swoop I did, and now it's all mine! Er, that doesn't mean I want to keep it! So, as I was saying, it measures about 38 1/2 inches long and it's about 28 across. It's heavy as hell, being entirely of cast brass or bronze with a gilt finish. Superb castings throughout with magnificent detail. The shades, I could write a love sonnet. They're by far the most intricate and artistically created shades of that genre that I've seen to date. Convinced you should own it? $4700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(R) This fixture might belong in the "unfinished symphonies" category, but that's only because the original glass is missing. I bought it in France thinking that with such special iron-work, it had to be mine! The glass can be replaced with glass of any nature -- frosted, "antiqued," you name it; or, how about mica? Lots of possibilities, you call the decorator shots, ok? It hangs at 37 1/2 inches, and is about 28 across including the candles. $3100. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(S) This could be an Arts and Crafts chandelier, or Art Deco, American or French, or...? I bought it in the States, but we all know that means zip. It's a knockout in any language, however! Measuring about 2 feet across and 22 long as shown, with the obvious possibility of putting in more chain to hang it longer. In the first photo we see it "au naturel," the way I bought it; in the second photo, with the addition of mica sleeves for shades. Does it really need shades? Up to you! $2900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

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