A stunning Empire Style Chandelier in Gilded Bronze with Putti circa 1950 Italian chandelier with winged angel figures made in gilded bronze with finely chiseled castings and good quality gilding. The chandelier is Italian and can be dated to around the 1950s. It is in good condition, ready to hang, the gilding has been cleaned and it has been re-wired for European standard.
This elegant golden chandelier with six lights is suspended by three chains hooked to a gilded bronze casting element which encloses a pine cone-shaped finial, the casting is connected to the ceiling rosette with a high tubular element, a shaft with grooves; the three chains in turn hold up the cup of the lamp, a circular cup,finely decorated in the bottom with an elegant pod pattern and centered by a decorative pine cone motif as a finial. The same pine cone motif can be found above the cup in the center of six figures of winged putti, six cupids arranged around the perimeter of the cup, near the edge, six angels who, in alternate positions, standing and kneeling, hold a chain in both hands .
The cup has six curved arms with bobeches terminating in six electrified and working candles with E14 lights. It is wired for a maximum power of 500 watts.