Author Topic: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it  (Read 4172 times)

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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #15 on: January 13, 2013, 09:01:26 pm »
Part of the reason that you can't find another one like it is because there are two different light fixtures there.  The one attached to the ceiling is a pan fixture from around the late teens into the 30's.  (try google image - pan fixture)
It would have had round coloured lamps in each of the holders because there are no shade holders.  It looks to me like someone took the centre piece out, this was usually a brass tassel & ran a wire down to put the other fixture through.  I can't really say when the second one is from, I don't see that style here very often, I think it may have been a more US style of light.  GG

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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #16 on: January 14, 2013, 07:49:09 am »
That is very interesting!!  I will google.

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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #17 on: January 14, 2013, 07:50:05 am »
Agree with GG. It's an early 20th century pan fixture combined with a colonial revival one, probably mid 20th century. Usually, combining 2 things detracts from the value of both. I'd say you should get about $100 for it.
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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #18 on: January 14, 2013, 12:33:51 pm »
Agree with GG. It's an early 20th century pan fixture combined with a colonial revival one, probably mid 20th century. Usually, combining 2 things detracts from the value of both. I'd say you should get about $100 for it.
I was thinking Colonial Revival, but wasn't sure.  We don't get that style here much on the left coast of Canada.  Thank you for clarifying that for me.

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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #19 on: January 14, 2013, 03:13:57 pm »
That is to me a marriage of a flush fixture typical of the 1920s and a lantern which is still available from many different lighting companies today. The gold drip candlesticks were popular in the 1970s and earlier and are still available. The two pieces were never made to be together in my opinion. That style of lantern was made in the early 1800s in Europe for holding candles, they are also made today. Without closely examining it it is hard to date. If there is a UL sticker on it that E number can be traced.  My opinion on lighting is pretty good because I was in the business so long the fixtures I sold new are turning up in antique stores today.

Here is a really old one 
http://www.google.com/imgres?um=1&hl=en&client=gmail&tbo=d&rls=gm&biw=1044&bih=662&tbm=isch&tbnid=FN5LIjJx8ieeqM:&imgrefurl=http://www.howelondon.com/products/FRENCH-19th-CENTURY-HALL-LANTERN.html&docid=UIM5pWUQhzeKAM&imgurl=http://www.howelondon.com/product_images/h/dsc06094__69113_thumb.jpg&w=424&h=636&ei=q270UP_kLYjW0gHQk4DgDw&zoom=1&iact=hc&vpx=490&vpy=245&dur=9379&hovh=275&hovw=183&tx=120&ty=180&sig=117244918215382499773&page=1&tbnh=146&tbnw=106&start=0&ndsp=30&ved=1t:429,r:12,s:0,i:118

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Re: How old, antique chandelier, cannot find one like it
« Reply #20 on: January 14, 2013, 03:53:18 pm »
LOL, I thought they were two different ones!!!  The larger, hanging chandelier is the one that will still bring in the money.

Would need a hands on inspection to determine age on it.  Could have just had the candle inserts added.

frogpatch did a great job finding one made in similar fashion. 
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