(A) Why not start by rolling out the big guns... in the form of this positively luscious four-arm beauty, finely and seemingly endlessly detailed?! Just back from the plater's, where it was refinished in satin nickel, it's 29 inches long and about 17 across -- nice length, nice proportions! The shades, unsigned but attributed to Gilles, are a gold/amber color, exceedingly rare. How much better does it get than this!? All this for a mere $3700?! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(B) Answer: THIS is how much better it gets!! This totally unique lighting fixture, I'd have to say (as I wax poetic), is one in a million!! The mottled glass most certainly is by Schneider, though the shades are unsigned. The wildly geometric metal, solid brass with its original chrome plating (somewhat compromised), takes us to dizzying Art Deco/Moderne heights. Pass the smelling salts!! Dimensions: 31 long, about 30 across. No smelling salts needed for the price, only $4800! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(C) Here's a Degue chandelier with a very unusual configuration. To minimize the presence of the metal and highlight the beauty of the glass, the center glass is grasped merely on its four corners! Ooooooooo....la la. tres chic! It's just been replated in satin nickel. It hangs about 25 inches long and is about 21 across. The price? $3600. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(E) This has always been one of my personal Degue favorites, owing to my enjoyment of the "less is more" idiom. This chandelier profits from the spareness of the metalwork, whereas in other examples I've had with this glass the designs have been more floral and ornate. I've just refinished it in satin nickel. It hangs 33 1/2 inches long and is about 17 across. $3900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(F) Impatient me, I had to show you this before I even wired it! Think how pretty this will be once the shades are lit! It's by Schneider, of course, as those of you familiar with the shape and colors of Schneider's work know... deep purples and a deep reddish-orange. The wrought iron could not possibly be nicer, both in design and execution. As it's on a chain, a relative rarity, I can make it longer than shown here (I have a length of antique wrought iron chain which I can use). Sorry, the Schneider has flown to Wil's in Portland! SOLD!!

(G) A Muller with four matching shades, also scalloped around the edges. Click here for a close-up! The quality and beauty of the glass are paramount. 36 long by about 24 diameter; replated in polished, bright nickel. $3700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(H) This 14-inch Muller bowl with three matching shades has a peachy/pink cast to it, and positively radiant design elements. The chandelier hangs by metalwork equally intriguing, with its original nickel plated finish, at 31 inches. $3900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(I) The crown jewel of this latest container, a 20's wrought iron fixture with glass panels. The center shaft lights up as well as the six large panels. In this picture there's wadded up newspaper (Le Figaro, dated 1964!) behind the glass in the center shaft. The glass, as you can see, has a nice "hammered" look to it. It measures exactly one yard long and 26 inches wide, so it has unusually large dimensions and great presence. The iron is beautifully hammered throughout, and in perfect condition. $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(K) This graceful fixture, signed J. Coduri, Lyon, is cast bronze and has the original nickel-silver plate as shown here (which can be redone in bright or brushed nickel, your choice). It measures 24 inches across and as pictured hangs down a total of 47 inches to the bottom of the finial. The shades are signed Muller, Luneville, and can be seen lit below, on a different fixture, to show you how they look when lit. Each shade measures about 8 inches across. (Woops, I sold the shades on another fixture... but I have six other shades, just ask to see them.) The price: $3700. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(L) This Modernist delight hangs 23 inches down and is about 30 across. It's freshly chrome-plated, and probably looks better than when it was new! The opalescent shades, a Petitot design, are large and deep, about 8 inches across each. $3900. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(M) There's a slight blue cast to this glass, making this chromed fixture (the finish is over solid brass, and in excellent original condition) among the rarest. It hangs about 25 inches long and is about 16 in diameter. The design on the glass is either acid-etched or sand-blasted. $3300. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(N) Another French chandelier with its original nickel patina over solid bronze (it's very heavy) or brass, in very good condition. The length is 23 inches, the width about 26. Superb floral motifs in the metal are featured in the design of the glass. $2550. (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

(O) Just shot from Jack's Restoration Cannon, this Moderne marvel is about 15 inches wide, 6 1/2 across, and it hangs around 21 inches long. Just replated in polished nickel, and outfitted with two bulbs, it just dazzles the eye. Yes, those are glass tubes about 1/4 diameter which make up the "body." Wow, but only $3100! (e-mail Jack to start the conversation)

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