The andré arbus collecTion 31
no. AA303
Even for a man widely acknowledged as the creative force of his generation, this Christal Chandelier ranks
among his signature work. Conceived for his own Paris apartment, a version of this naturally reforming
water-drop sculpture was later featured at the Museum of Decorative Art’s 5th Exhibition of Arts de la Table.
The original chandelier enjoyed pride of place in his daughter’s fashionable Neuilly-sur-Seine apartment
until it was auctioned in 2006. Circa 1950.
Suspended from a classical-leaning glass column, a mouth-blown globe encloses a coronet of crystal shards.
Three small candelabra bulbs are seated low in an antique brass candle cup, allowing light to travel up the
prisms and project a warmer glow. Two-piece water-drop finial.
h 43.75" dia 13.5"
glass and brass | light antique brass hardware finish | three 40-watt candelabra bulbs max finish
adjustable brass chain
chriStal chanDelier
