Another item from Country Artifacts, Great Northern Liquidation, Springfield, Vermont.
Antique Cast Iron 5-Light Bare Bulb Chandelier Ceiling Fixture, Gothic Revival
- This chandelier was found in storage in a Vermont estate attic.
- The main ring is made of heavy cast iron. The magnet doesn't stick to the top hub, the basket arms, or the light socket cups. I scratched at the hub and I think it's spelter. The basket arms may be bronze, but I'm not sure.
- The chandelier has it's old cloth covered wiring, which means it needs rewiring. The sockets look good but the same goes for them if needed. The hub at the top has a mounting hole in the bottom. You can attach chain and hardware to that to hang this as a chandelier, or omit the chain and mount it straight to the ceiling with a canopy to make it a close-to-the-ceiling fixture. All that is up to you, and only the parts shown are included. A lighting or lamp shop can help you with appropriate parts and service.
- Physically, it's oxidized from age and storage conditions. It once had a poly-chrome enamel decoration to the underside and arms, the remnants of which can still be seen here and there. You can leave it the way it is for a primitive distressed look, or clean and paint it to your liking.
- This light uses bare bulbs, which was normal for lights from the early 20th Century. I would recommend the use of Edison type filament bulbs. They make LED versions now.
- It measures about 20" diameter at the sockets and 12-1/2" high to the top of the hub as shown.
- Each basket arm screws to the hub at the top and has a loop at the bottom where it attaches to loops on the main ring. To reduce shipping size and thus cost, we will detach the arms from the hub and lay them over on top of the main ring. If you would like to have us ship this light assembled as you see it, please message us for a shipping quote.
Unpacked weight & size: 11.5, 19x18x5
Packed weight & size: 15, 21x20x7
Package Notes & Ref: 0C63, 21#, 249.99s
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