A Very Fine and Palatial French 19th Century Louis XV Style Figural Gilt-Bronze Thirty-Three-Light Chandelier, after a model by Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) with twenty one Candelabra Arms, three patinated and gilt-bronze cherubs, each holding a wreath, and three sets of three-headed Winged Griffins. Circa: Paris, 1880.

Jacques Caffieri (French, 1678-1755) not only produced chandeliers and furniture mounts for Louis XV but also entire gilt-bronze objects. The Cabinet de la Pendule adjoining Louis XV's bedroom at Versailles takes its name from the astronomical clock designed by Claude Simeon Passemant (1702-1769) and made by Dauthiau (w. 1735-1767). Housed in a simple case, it was presented to the king on September 7, 1750, and then provided with a sumptuous gilt-bronze case by Caffieri to the kings order.

Height: 87 inches (221 cm)