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Six-light chandelier in chromed metal and cups in uraline cut crystal; the shaft at the base in a truncated cone holds six arms and is highlighted by two cylinders with superimposed cut sides of different sizes also in uraline crystal.
Colors changing from yellow-green to orange depending on the light, the lighting and the viewing angle. Very rare in chandeliers.
Glassware in perfect condition probably from an illustrious factory (Baccarat, Saint Louis, Clichy ...) some wear to the chrome for the frame.
Around 1930. Jacques Adnet had models of chandelier made very similar to this one.
Height 72 cm - width 72 cm - tulips diameter 15.5 cm height 4.5 cm
The Anglo-Saxon name "vaseline glass" comes from the yellow-green color of uraline which recalled that of the petroleum jelly marketed in the 1920s in the United States.
The Baccarat crystal factory in France produced an opaque green uraline called “chrysoprase” because of its color reminiscent of green chalcedony. The crystal factories of Clichy, Reims, Saint-Louis and others followed. The golden age of uraline was between 1880 and 1920.
Uraline is a glass in which uranium has been incorporated. The proportion of uranium generally varies from 0.1 to 2% of the total weight of the object, but some pieces dating from the 19th century contain more.
Uraline was used to make tableware and trinkets. Most uraline objects are now considered antiques and are sought after only by collectors.
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