Some chandeliers and lamps aren’t designed to illuminate your living space alone; they are crafted to become the cynosure of all eyes, drawing connoisseurs of beauty to little details that have helped shape them into masterpieces. Here we check out some of these masterpieces.
Tiffany Pink Lotus
Labelled as the most expensive lamp in the world, the Pink Lotus Tiffany Lamp is a work of art, with pulsating colours that resonate with beauty and charm. It is designed with 2,000 hand-crafted glass pieces, which are assembled masterfully to come together as a piece of stunning mastery. The lamp was created by Tiffany Studios in 1907.
Price: $2.8 million
Salviati Chandelier
Created by Italian designer Giulio Salviati, this chandelier has time trapped in its gold-tinted frame. It is gothic in its appearance, yet totally in tune with the elegance and glamour of an opulent royal era. The chandelier is believed to be a reflection of the tastes of Salviati, a glassmaker, who infused a gothic art form in the chandelier, which features rare Murano glass.
Price: $1 million
Genoese Crystal
Another candle chandelier that reeks of history is the Genoese Crystal Chandelier that dates back to the late 18th century Genoese Empire. The crystal chandelier has a gilt-wood carved stem, which open to six curved candle arms that are draped with crystal beads and pendants. A dash of blue and green crystals, repoussé (metal work with patterns in relief made by hammering/pressing the reverse side) brass elements and clear crystal flowers, endow the chandelier with timeless elegance.
Price: $677,203
Tiffany Trumpet Creeper
The story goes that Tiffany admired flowering vines, as a designer, as well as a gardener. He loved the beautiful colours and striking shapes of the blossoms that grew blithely across boundaries. And so the assortment of Tiffany lamps, with creepers, wisteria, grapes, and the like, came about. The Tiffany Trumpet Creeper Table Lamp is comparatively modest in its presentation, but its colours grab the eyeball. It has a large tree base and is made with Tiffany’s patented Favrile glass.
Price range: $400,000 to $600,000
Candle Chandelier
Candle chandelier… Can anything be more evocative of the times gone by? The romance of antiques that hold history spellbound in its structure? Classical French Candle Chandelier, weighing a mammoth 275 kilograms, is one such. Said to be inspired by the monumental chandeliers of Versailles and Louis XV, this amazing piece of ceiling art features expertly cut glass and gilt bronze that is illuminated with 48 candles.
Price: $740,000
Daum Chandelier
This French work of art is a statement piece that stands 81.9 inches in height and 41.5 inches in width. It is handmade and kiln fired for 10 days to turn it into a unique chandelier. It has a delicate look about it, made exquisite by the interlocking collection of 448 Daum crystal roses. What makes this chandelier truly special and luxurious is the fact that no two Daum crystals are alike. It is seen as the ultimate in luxury, with the brand boasting collaborations with some of the top artists of the times.
Price: $680,000
Tiffany Wisteria
Another magnum opus from the Tiffany stables is this Wisteria Table Lamp. It is iconic in its presentation, capturing the wistful essence of wisteria – for the uninitiated, wisteria (as an online dictionary explains) is a climbing shrub of the pea family, with hanging clusters of fragrant flowers, typically pale bluish-lilac in colour. According to the makers, it was designed by Clara Driscoll in 1901.
Price: $1,565,000
Giltwood Torchères
The 18th Century Inspired Giltwood Torchères can be traced back to Louis XV, who commissioned similar torchères (tall ornamental flat-topped candlestick stand) in 1770 for a masked ball. Made from the finest carved giltwood and bronze, they stand tall at 10 feet. It has a concave sided base with three carved figurines supporting a central stem carved with a vase and floral gardens.
Price: $400,000
