Ceiling lamp - Brass, Crystal - Luxury chandelier






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Brass and Bohemian crystal chandelier from France, dating to 1970–1980, in good used condition and in working order, 61 cm wide, 61 cm deep and 67 cm high.
Description from the seller
It’s a chandelier that embodies that serene luxury only brass and Bohemian crystal pieces crafted with care can achieve, and that also breathes the sinuously organic spirit of Art Nouveau. The brass structure, warm and golden, rises like a metal stem opening into scrolls, stylized leaves, and living curves—lines that seem to grow rather than be manufactured. It isn’t a rigid metal: here it behaves like vegetable matter, as if the lamp had sprung from an elegant interior of the early 20th century.
The Bohemian crystal falls in perfectly graduated cascades, each bead cut to multiply the light into bright, moist, almost liquid glints. The tears and prisms arrange themselves in levels that recall hanging flowers, transparent petals that vibrate with the slightest breeze. That combination—organic brass and gleaming crystal—creates a delicious contrast: the warmth of the metal sustains the crystal’s cold purity, and together they produce a theatrical yet refined luminosity.
Although it is a mid-century piece, it preserves the modernist heritage in its curved, naturalistic language, but with the boldness and shine that characterize luxury lamps of that era. It is not merely a functional object: it is a decorative gesture, a luminous sculpture designed to dominate a space with elegance and presence.
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Seller's Story
It’s a chandelier that embodies that serene luxury only brass and Bohemian crystal pieces crafted with care can achieve, and that also breathes the sinuously organic spirit of Art Nouveau. The brass structure, warm and golden, rises like a metal stem opening into scrolls, stylized leaves, and living curves—lines that seem to grow rather than be manufactured. It isn’t a rigid metal: here it behaves like vegetable matter, as if the lamp had sprung from an elegant interior of the early 20th century.
The Bohemian crystal falls in perfectly graduated cascades, each bead cut to multiply the light into bright, moist, almost liquid glints. The tears and prisms arrange themselves in levels that recall hanging flowers, transparent petals that vibrate with the slightest breeze. That combination—organic brass and gleaming crystal—creates a delicious contrast: the warmth of the metal sustains the crystal’s cold purity, and together they produce a theatrical yet refined luminosity.
Although it is a mid-century piece, it preserves the modernist heritage in its curved, naturalistic language, but with the boldness and shine that characterize luxury lamps of that era. It is not merely a functional object: it is a decorative gesture, a luminous sculpture designed to dominate a space with elegance and presence.
Tracked shipping and careful packaging.
