Twenty-four-light chandelier (lustre) (one of a pair), ca. 1790


Twenty-four-light chandelier (lustre) (one of a pair), ca. 1790, French, Gilt bronze, rock crystal, H. 62 x W. 45 in. ( x cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze, Numerous entries in the account book for the period 1748–58 of the marchand-mercier Lazare Duvaux show that he not only sold, shipped, and installed chandeliers but also took them apart for cleaning or repairs and reassembled them afterward


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