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SOLD Striking Antique Five-Light Cast Iron Tudor Chandelier, Signed Virden


Item #: NC591-RW


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Antique cast iron Tudor chandelier, c. 1930, signed Virden Co.
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This is a handsome antique cast iron Tudor five-light chandelier, circa 1930. The light fixture is signed by its maker, Virden Co. The chandelier begins with a hammered canopy, coming down in a chain to a loop finial ornamented with a stylized pair of dogs’ heads. Below the finial, the chandelier body is supported by chains hanging from five trefoil hooks. Each chain is accented by a foliate medallion. The ring-shaped, cast iron chandelier body features a hammered texture and an underside decorated with abstracted foliate designs. Extending from the chandelier body are five arms, formed of stylized fleur-de-lis, which support hammered bobeches with twisted finials. On the underside of the chandelier, volute details converge into a foliate medallion, from which hangs a scroll-and-leaf finial. This light fixture is in excellent condition. It has been professionally rewired and comes with all the necessary attachments for modern installation. The chandelier body measures 18 ¼” wide and 21 ¾” tall, and the fixture is 33 ½” long overall.