Signed Portieux Louis XVI style gilt bronze and crystal chandelier circa 1880
An elegant, beautiful and decorative chandelier of stem form in the classic Louis XVI style in gilt bronze and splendid cut and molded crystal decoration signed by the House of Portieux, including large cut crystal cups, mirzas and a chiseled and gilt bronze shaft, ending with a pretty crystal bell.
Our chandelier lights by twelve arms of lights.
Très beau travail français de style Louis XVI manufacturé à la fin du XIXème siècle, signé par les Cristalleries de Portieux.
Sizes: H 35.43 In. - D 22.44 In.
Our chandelier is in perfect original condition, and has been professionally wired for electricity, for the USA upon request.
The Crystal Factory of Portieux:
Lorraine had granted in 1448 under the reign of Jean II of Lorraine privileges for the glassmakers 3, assimilating them to the nobility. In particular, they were granted the possibility to collect the wood or water necessary for their activity on all the ducal lands. This naturally favored the development of this industry.
The history of the factory known today as the Portieux crystal factory began in Tonnoy either in 1670 or in 1690.
The modest glass factory founded in 1690 by François Magnien became two centuries later the most important company in the Vosges with a thousand employees. The Portieux crystal factory is the heir to one of the oldest French crystal factories.
