Bonhams : A very large and impressive early 20th century twenty four light cut glass chandelier by Val Saint Lambert

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Lot 107^Ω

A very large and impressive early 20th century twenty four light cut glass chandelier by Val Saint Lambert

Sold for £ 10,800 (US$ 13,272) inc. premium

12 May 2009, 11:00 BST

A very large and impressive early 20th century twenty four light cut glass chandelier by Val Saint Lambert

the central silver plated frame of two tier form, the upper tier supporting eight spiral twist scrolling arms, each terminating in a petal cut drip pan supporting a lantern etched glass shade, the lower tier supporting sixteen similar arms, above nine tiers of prismatic drops terminating in a prismatic ball finial, the whole surmounted by a corona of spiral twist form and two further floral decorated tiers of drops, the whole hung and strung with faceted beads and prismatic drops, stamped to the spiral corona VAL ST LAMBERT BELGIQUE, later additions, Approximately 230cm drop

Footnotes

The Val Saint Lambert factory in Belgium is world famous for the production of exceptionally fine crystal glass with outstanding purity and brilliance. The firm has been trading since 1826 and is the official supplier to the Royal Household of Belgium, an important recognition of their superior craftsmanship and high quality design and production. The factory reached its pinnacle during the first two decades of the 20th century, when more than 5000 employees created around 160,000 crystal pieces ranging from small decorative vases to this monumental chandelier.
Having examined photographs, the specialist at Val Saint Lambert believes this chandelier was made at the beginning of the 20th century, and was most likely made for the Indian market. This ties in with its exciting provenance, as it has reputedly come from the main residence of an important Indian family.

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A very large and impressive twenty four light cut glass chandelier by Val Saint Lambert

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