A beautiful and well-balanced French, white-gold over iron chandelier from the mid-19th century; decked with massive rock crystals and a rock crystal center spire, drops, and cut crystal garlands. The chandelier is finished with a giant rock crystal ball. It holds over 70 hand-cut superb quality pear-shaped and trapezoid rock crystals, rock crystal rosettes, and petit round chain swags. Each bobeche is hung with very petite oval medallions. Only one of the trapezoid plaque crystals suffers a chip. The elegant crown repeats the pear-shaped drops and rosettes. All original white-gold gilt finish. The wiring is in good shape; approved by our technicians.