Antique Chandelier Crystal with Grosgrain Ribbon

With many years of hunting and gathering, what accumulated became a collection of not just rocks, but crystals. The rocks tend to be replaced, or forgotten, or returned back to the outside - but not the crystals. There are probably about a hundred or so loose crystals and some chains that remain from previous grand fixtures, and two smaller, more modest chandeliers that were most recently installed in an apartment at the Hotel Chelsea in New York. Some of the crystals were part of those two fixtures - one in the kitchen, the other in the the main room. The other pieces were previously part of historic fixtures that became singular garden or window ornaments. When the hotel was sold the fixtures and ornaments were placed into storage. The chandeliers were mostly left intact aside from those with bits and babbles that would be safer if removed. Sadly, much of what was in storage fell victim to multiple ceiling leaks and floods and were ultimately destroyed or lost. The small crate marked ‘loose crystals’ - the elements removed for safety, or used as ornaments - was recovered. They are now all to be used as ornament, or window prisms.

Antique Chandelier Crystals