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This chandelier has two series of eight S-shaped branches around a baluster shaft resting on a massive globe. The branches and baluster shaft have been correspondingly numbered from one to eight with a system of small drill holes arranged in three horizontal rows around the two disks of the baluster.
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Title: Chandelier
Date: early 18th century
Culture: Netherlandish
Medium: Brass
Dimensions: H. 99 cm, L. of the long branches 40.5 cm
Classification: Metalwork
Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Object Number: 1975.1.1445
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