MONUMENTAL 1910’s ORNATE Pan Chandelier With Art Glass Shades

Description: I’m very excited to offer this incredible, restored c.1910’s era pan style chandelier featuring beautiful embossed art glass shades. I have restored hundreds of vintage light fixtures, but I have NEVER offered a chandelier quite like this one. This is one of the finest pieces of lighting I have ever listed for sale. It is a truly remarkable piece. This fixture, from about 1910, is in amazing vintage condition with an attractive golden patina that brass can only acquire through decades of oxidation. I have not polished the metal as to preserve the time-acquired color, but it did get a thorough cleaning. There are some minor surface irregularities, but this can be expected from any fixtures from this era. A fixture like this is special, as although pan style lighting was wildly popular in the early 20th century, this particular fixture is of REMARKABLY high quality. The main body is stamped from heavy gauge sheet brass, while the arms are extremely ornately cast into furled acanthus leaf motifs. Also of note are the INCREDIBLE tassel motif socket housings, suspended from over-scaled links protruding from each arm, and the WILDLY ornate, bulky chain, the likes of which I have never seen before. All of these fine details gesture to this pieces high quality origins. All that being said, pan lights are still seen through a modern lense as being “common” and are often tossed in renovations, making them not easy to come by in good condition anymore. This piece was expensive in its day (as it is now!), and was likely originally installed in a very fine, high end home. The sockets are original to the fixture, while the wiring and mounting hardware are all new, the wiring being cloth covered as the original was. The pressed glass shades, which feature delicately embossed wreaths and swags, and a bulbous egg and dart lower rim are absolutely lovely, and complement the finer details of the fixture quite well. They are free of notable chips and flaws save a handful of unremarkable flea bites to their bottom rims, which look to be a product of the manufacturing process at the time they were made. They light well and emit a charming, cozy glow. That the entire set of five has survived all these decades intact is remarkable. The scale of this light makes it ideal for a large, grand room, at just over 20 - inches wide, measured from shade-to-shade, and about 42 - inches long. I am unable to make length adjustments to this fixture. I picture this in a formal dining room, a large bedroom, a foyer, or even in a stairhall landing/common space. Pan lights were wildly popular in the earlier decades of the 20th century, and are very versatile light fixtures that work in just about any space, though this one in particular is MUCH more grand and ornate than more commonly seen fixtures of its kind. The sale includes all the necessary mounting hardware, light bulbs are not included. I ship via UPS Ground. This fixture is VERY large and VERY heavy, necessitating an oversize box. I will likely have to send the shades separately in another box for their safety during transit. All that said, the posted flat $60 shipping charge is merely a drop in the bucket, and will only cover a small portion of the cost to actually mail this. ***NOTE!!!*** I am also open to entertaining a mutually agreeable in-person handoff, delivery, or pickup as well, if you are located within a reasonable (+/- 4 hours) drive of Lafayette Indiana, zip code 47904. Please message me BEFORE purchasing to discuss! Please feel free to message me with any questions you may have before making a purchase. Feedback on eBay is important! I go to great lengths to ensure that each of my customers has a positive experience purchasing one of my lights, and I love seeing and hearing from them after they’ve installed their new-to-them pieces. I love to see my lights in their new forever homes - feel free to send “after” photos!

Price: 2640 USD

Location: Lafayette, Indiana

End Time: 2024-12-11T15:50:12.000Z

Shipping Cost: 60 USD