antique chandeliers

The chandeliers of the times gone by were intricately designed and adorned with either precious stones, crystals, paintings and metal sculptured. Though they were far larger than today’s chandelier’s they still have an aesthetic presence that causes one to admire them. There are some auctioneers who auction antique chandeliers at prices that are unimaginable and obviously affordable by only the affluent.

However, a large number of Antique Chandeliers are housed in museums or in Indian palaces where they originally belong. Dealers sell the smaller ones that belong to the various eras. The chandeliers available belong to the era spanning between the early 1800s and the 1930s. These chandeliers were either lit up with candles or gas lamps.
While visiting the Indian Palaces of Jaipur and some of the ancient temples South India, one can see the beautiful, majestic chandeliers hang from the ceilings, untouched by the ravages of time. Even the European Churches still have their ornate chandeliers of eras gone by maintained as if they were made only a few years ago.
 

~ author Karishma Bajaj. 

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