The French influence on the design of this extraordinary chandelier is very apparent. The suspended chains of cut glass crystals create the illusion of water cascading down from the top of the corona, and the whole chandelier appears much lighter than it is.
The Prince Regent, later George IV, installed similar chandeliers at Carlton House in London as well as at Buckingham Palace a few years later. Some of these chandeliers are still in the Royal Collection today. Another comparable example was formerly in the collection of HRH Prince George, the Duke of Kent.

Literature: Martin Mortimer, The English Glass Chandelier, 2000, pp. 124-5, pls 69-70.

  • Provenance

    Jeremy Ltd., London, England;
    Private collection, England.

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