EIGHTEEN-LIGHT CORBEILLE CHANDELIER, EMPIRE PERIOD in gilded and chased bronze; composed of a ring, decorated with fountains, vases and dolphins. It holds the alternating light arms of a lyre with a gooseneck and a pair of putti. It is trimmed with faceted pearls and pendants. At the top, a webbed crown, and at the bottom, a leafy pinecone. (Some pendants missing) A bronze chandelier with eighteen lights, Empire period, 19th century DIAM. 98 CM - D. 38,6 IN. 133 CM - 52,4 IN.

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