Empire 19th Century Crystal Golden Bronze and Brown Patinated Chandelier

Exceptional and rare crystal chandelier, gilded bronze and brown brown brown finely chiseled.

Its graceful structure is sublimated by a majestic was central in golden bronze consisting of a patinated bronze globe, decorated with golden stars highlighted by a very beautiful glassware type satin flame.
This set maintains with elegance and refinement, two magnificent patinated bronze cords, each embellished with two majestic goat heads supporting in the low part a cut crystal cut cut by a golden and patinated bronze crown that reveals, back and face. , four horns of abundance hairy two sumptuous heads of lions overturned.

On each side, two arms of swan-shaped lights the wings deployed support in their beaks, two delightful glass glass glass windows, or equilibrium and lightness form a perfect alignment.
The whole is sublimated by a sumptuous bronze crown gold like an imperial jewel.

Time: late nineteenth
Style: Empire
Dimensions: Height: 72cm x Width: 88cm x Depth: 30cm

That symbols for this special order wanted by faithful to the Emperor Bonaparte and passionate about occultism and in every respect.

The globe is a symbol of sovereignty among Roman emperors since the reign of Caracalla. Napoleon himself commanded his, our glittering globe of glittering stars also refers to the terrestrial and heavenly globies, two masonic symbols which are a testimony of the scientific knowledge of the time on the form of our planet and on its place in The universe.

The goat symbolizes the reproductive power, vital force, libido, fertility, is nocturnal and lunar, just like the lion that is both symbol of power, strength, sovereignty (it is often represented as the guardian doors Temples and palaces), magnanimity (it saves weak animals).
It is also justice, like the lions of the throne of Solomon, from the throne of the kings of France, bishops in the medieval period.

The military regime set up by Napoleon Bonaparte also develops an unexpected for love and seduction.
This love symbol will speak through the swan, which refers to the Greek God Apollon.
The curvature of his pass embodies the sensuality, as did in the eighteenth century the dolphin or the winding of the snake.

This piece remains exceptional by its rarity, its perfect conservation, its refinement in the tanks of the bronzes but especially by the symbolism expressed.