Before. After.
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I found this locally. It is the body of a 5-bulb chandelier I know well. One of my favorites. By Markel and part of their 1926 Gentorian Line. But it was missing its finial, stem, and ceiling canopy. I thought I had all these parts in storage, hence the purchase. The fixture is aluminum and retained its vital original polychrome in reasonable condition.
Getting home I soon discovered that while I had the original finial (fabulous) and original ceiling canopy (particularly fabulous) I did not have the stem.
Poo. Bigly poo.
A few weeks later, in another local antique store, I saw a light on the floor. My heart quickened. It was a 2-bulb Gentorian chandelier with…drum roll, please…its original stem. I knew I could steal the stem to complete the 5-bulb and turn the 2-bulb into a surface-mounted fixture.
All the missing bits back!!!!!!!!
I polished the very dull aluminum. The polychrome needed some, but not much, work. How glorious is this?
Tooooooooooooo gorgeous!
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I also had a pair of 2-arm sconces in storage so hauled them out and gave them some love. And the 2-bulb chandelier I found in the antique store?
It is now a surface-mount with an original surface-mount finial (which I also had in storage). Only Gentorian chandeliers had dangly finials. I am fussy about such distinctions.
Dazzling!
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Cross House magic strikes again.
Simply amazing! You are brilliant!
beautiful!!!!
How glorious these lights are. Totally inappropriate for my house, but oh, how one can dream…
Ooohh, beautiful! Ingenious idea, turning the two bulb chandelier into a surface mounted fixture.
How very satisfying!
Wondering what type of paint you used to touch up the polychrome? Looks great!