1870s Cast Iron Six-Arm Oil Chandelier

Not many of these large and impressive Eastlake oil chandeliers were made and few survive today. Lamps like this are often unsigned but are attributed to companies like Tucker or Bradley and Hubbard. Our best guess is 1870 by Tucker. There are six arms and each one held an oil lamp. It was quite a job to carefully electrify each font to now take a standard bulb and not destroy the historic look of this large piece. With all its cast iron and brass ornament the feel is surprisingly simple and elegant and at the same time commanding… 32″ diameter x 36″… $4200

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