{"product_id":"vintage-louis-xv-style-cage-chandelier-00752","title":"Vintage Louis XV Style Cage Chandelier, Gilt Metal with Shell Motifs and Scrolled Uprights, Four Lights, Chain and Canopy","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lustre à cage, or cage chandelier, was one of the great inventions of eighteenth-century French lighting. Instead of hanging candle arms from a single central stem, makers built an open framework of curved uprights around the middle. This “cage” gave the chandelier strength and an airy, architectural outline. In grand houses the cage was often hung with glass drops. In smaller rooms the gilded frame alone was enough, with its scrolls and curves picked out by the candlelight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis four-light chandelier is built on that cage design. Four tall uprights curve out and down from a ringed central crown, each shaped as a scrolling S and decorated with leaves. On the inner face of each upright sits a large scallop shell, the signature ornament of the Louis XV Rocaille style. Below, four arms sweep out from a round central plate, each ending in a flower-shaped bobèche with a drip-effect candle sleeve. The chandelier hangs from a decorative chain and comes with its matching ceiling canopy. The gilt finish is bright and warm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe chandelier is in good vintage condition, with some signs of use and age, as pictured. Like every lamp we sell, it is checked in our workshop before it is sent, so it arrives ready to install. Its compact size suits a bedroom, a small dining room or an entrance hall.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn short, this is a vintage Louis XV style cage chandelier in gilt metal, with shell motifs, scrolled uprights and four lights, complete with its chain and canopy. It is exactly as pictured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e DETAILS\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSize:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eChandelier body: about 30 cm (11.8 in) high\u003cbr\u003e\nSpan: about 40 cm (15.7 in) across the arms\u003cbr\u003e\nOverall drop: about 59 cm (23.2 in) with chain and canopy, as photographed (the chain can be adjusted)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe body is about the height of a wine bottle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMaterial: Gilt metal; chain and canopy\u003cbr\u003e\nStyle-Period: Louis XV \/ Rocaille style; vintage\u003cbr\u003e\nWeight: About 3.2 kg (7 lb)\u003cbr\u003e\nShipping: Professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide. We handle the paperwork, with all import duties paid by us; nothing to settle on delivery.\u003cbr\u003e\nElectrical: Fully rewired or checked through our workshop before dispatch, with a plug or adapter fitted for your country; delivered working and ready to use. Four E14 bulb holders.\u003cbr\u003e\nCondition: Good vintage condition; signs of use and age.\u003cbr\u003e\nLampshade: Sold without shades — leaving you free to choose ones that suit your room; small clip-on shades suit it.\u003cbr\u003e\nReturns: Accepted within 30 days.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Maison Jaspers","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59805946970457,"sku":"LM-E-565","price":804.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1063\/5388\/5529\/files\/il_fullxfull.8699049545_73cn.jpg?v=1791575957","url":"https:\/\/maisonjaspers.com\/products\/vintage-louis-xv-style-cage-chandelier-00752","provider":"Maison Jaspers","version":"1.0","type":"link"}