Large Napoleon III ceiling chandelier, 18-light; yellow cast iron. Slender, multi-jointed shaft, flanked by fully sculpted putti with fanfares and sloping cord strands. Below, strongly curved, leaf-relief chandelier arms with vase-shaped spouts. Corresponding upper finial of lavish foliage and lion mascarons. 15 electrified lamp sockets distributed over the body. One arm damaged; h. 120 cm. D. 85 cm. Provenance: Dissolution of an important German private collection - part II. A large French yellow cast Napoleon III ceiling lamp. Partly flawed. France. After 1900.