Hanging lamp - Florentine Spider - 100 cm - Bronze - Palatial in ormolu

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Antique Florentine bronze chandelier, 1850–1900, finished in ormolu gold with a neoclassical Florentine design, 100 cm high and 65 cm wide and deep, Italian origin, in good used condition and in working order.

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It is a lamp that carries with it all the theatricality of great Florentine decorative art reinterpreted in a Madrid palatial XIX-century key. A grand chandelier designed to occupy the center of a noble salon, where light not only illuminates but stages. The metal appears coated with ormolu gold, that deep, warm gold that does not shine ostentatiously, but with the aristocratic patina of objects meant to endure for generations.

The design is articulated through a lattice of leaves, fruits, scrolls and sinuous stems, a fully Florentine vocabulary that, however, incorporates a mythological air: the curves recall living tendrils, horn-of-plenty motifs, or figures that could support bronze winged creatures or nymphs. The structure is organized into two levels of arms, each ending in electric candleholders that preserve the form of an old candle, reinforcing the sense of historical authenticity.

The piece exhibits the kind of controlled exuberance that characterizes the Florentine style of the XIX century: abundant ornamentation, but always balanced; movement, but without losing symmetry; luxury, but without slipping into the grotesque. The gold is softly worn in places, revealing marks of time that do not diminish beauty, but rather add truth: small shadows, slight loss of luster, signs that this lamp has lived in a Madrid palace, accompanying generations and styles.

It is a piece that still imposes presence today: majestic, warm, enveloping, capable of transforming any room into a stage.

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It is a lamp that carries with it all the theatricality of great Florentine decorative art reinterpreted in a Madrid palatial XIX-century key. A grand chandelier designed to occupy the center of a noble salon, where light not only illuminates but stages. The metal appears coated with ormolu gold, that deep, warm gold that does not shine ostentatiously, but with the aristocratic patina of objects meant to endure for generations.

The design is articulated through a lattice of leaves, fruits, scrolls and sinuous stems, a fully Florentine vocabulary that, however, incorporates a mythological air: the curves recall living tendrils, horn-of-plenty motifs, or figures that could support bronze winged creatures or nymphs. The structure is organized into two levels of arms, each ending in electric candleholders that preserve the form of an old candle, reinforcing the sense of historical authenticity.

The piece exhibits the kind of controlled exuberance that characterizes the Florentine style of the XIX century: abundant ornamentation, but always balanced; movement, but without losing symmetry; luxury, but without slipping into the grotesque. The gold is softly worn in places, revealing marks of time that do not diminish beauty, but rather add truth: small shadows, slight loss of luster, signs that this lamp has lived in a Madrid palace, accompanying generations and styles.

It is a piece that still imposes presence today: majestic, warm, enveloping, capable of transforming any room into a stage.

Tracked shipping and careful packaging.

Seller's Story

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Details

Era
1400-1900
Style subtype
Neo-Classicism
Title additional information
Palatial in ormolu
Material
Bronze
Model
Florentine Spider - 100 cm
Country of origin
Italy
Style
Antique
Condition
Good condition - used with small signs of ageing
In working order
Yes
Height
100 cm
Width
65 cm
Depth
65 cm
Height From Hanginglamp Till Ceiling
100 cm
Colour
Gold
Estimated period
1850-1900
SpainVerified
3114
Objects sold
90.26%
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