Pair of Italian twelve-light chandeliers
Chased gilt bronze and gilt-iron foliage, richly embellished with cut crystals and daggers.
Italy, 19th century
H 110 cm D 90 cm
This pair of chandeliers is similar to those created by the Italian Giovanni Battista Metellino (Milan 1724), who excelled in the creation of this type of chandelier, such as the one in the Metropolitan Museum in New York (no. 1977.1.5).
