Most Expensive Chandeliers: Chandeliers instantly make any space feel more luxurious. They are often the centerpiece of a dining room, but you can install them in any room to impress your guests with your talent for interior design. Take inspiration from the most expensive designs in the world. These stunning examples of craftsmanship demonstrate how a single light fixture can alter the mood. Some of these unique pieces are one-off creations displayed in royal palaces or private collections, while others are the creations of some of the most renowned lighting designers, such as Baccarat, famous for its luxury crystals. The Modern Chandeliers Blog invites you to discover and be inspired by the world’s most expensive chandeliers.
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Most Expensive Chandeliers
Twenty Four Thousand Diamonds
Considered the most expensive chandeliers in the world, the Masterpiece Collection‘s grandest incarnation is the dazzling 24-arm chandelier containing 24,000 natural white diamonds, individually cut and set by hand, nestled in solid gold flames, over classic Wedgwood blue Jasperware candles. As a true pioneer of luxury design, Clive Christian OBE first incorporated the incomparable brilliance of diamonds into his Masterpiece chandeliers.
Carved Crystal Oak Leaves
The Four Seasons chandelier collection celebrates the natural beauty of Mother Nature with a delicate reference to the changing of the seasons by creating this intricate collection of hand-cut crystal, chosen for its clarity and brilliance. The crystal drops are carved in the familiar shape of the oak leaf, which has been a symbol of power, strength, hospitality and legacy since ancient times. The Four Seasons chandeliers delicately complements the color palette of the British seasons with Oak Leaf droplets that take on these colors and classic white Wedgwood Jasperware candles covered in ivory silk shades.
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Jewellery For The Home
Just as the perfect suite of jewellery can complement or overpower the wearer, lighting can make or break an environment and the perfect lighting can truly lift and enhance a space, transforming its energy and atmosphere. Like the parade of chandeliers in the Hall of Mirrors in The Palace of Versailles, the Dale Chihuly creation at the entrance to The Victoria & Albert Museum and indeed the vast chandelier that falls to the stage during Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of The Opera, a chandelier has the power to enthral and entrance. The Officer chandeliers are destined to take their own place in history and are designed to bring timeless elegance.
Givenchy Royal Hanover Chandelier
The Givenchy Royal Hanover Chandelier was commissioned by King George the II for the palace in Hanover. Since its delivery to the palace in 1736, it has remained in the family’s possession until it was sold to Hubert de Givenchy in 1924. Designed by the king’s architect, William Kent, this German silver artwork has lots of intricate details, with anthacus being the main element.
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Napoleon’s Imperial Chandelier
Another royal lamp is the piece in gilded bronze and cut crystal by Napoleon’s furniture supplier, Dufougerais. Dating from around 1812, this piece of lighting sold for over a million dollars at Sotheby’s charity auction for the Virginio Bruni Tedeschi Foundation in 2007. It is a very unique design, with a shape that is less common; it is more horizontal than circular. The chandelier consists of three levels; at the bottom is a crystal bowl that supports crystal pillars that rise to two more levels.
Royal Heirloom
The Louis XV gilt bronze rock crystal chandelier with 32 lights, from the collection of the Baron de Rede at the Hotel Lambert. Baron de Rede was a famous pompadour in French society who filled his home with luxury art and antiques. In March 2005, pieces from this Hotel Lambert estate were sold by Sotheby’s Paris. The chandelier, dating from around 1745-1749, was valued at between 1.3 and 2.7 million dollars and sold to private individuals.
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