Rare Bronze and Glass Three-Light Argand Chandelier, ca. 1817-1852, retailed by J. & I. Cox, New York, the mirrored base terminating in a bronze-mounted cut glass finial, set in a prism-hung ring mounted with pierced palmettes, the three burners under the urn-form oil tank with retailer's labels and mounted with frosted glass ball-form shades, the tank mounted with a gilt-bronze prism ring and cut glass drops, and terminating in a flame-form finial, the gilt-bronze ring and scroll-molded chain hanging from a canopy decorated with palmettes, h. 41", dia. 15-3/4".

In good overall condtion. There is rubbing and loss to the old gilt surface with later over-painting, and some scattered elements of old surface. There is one palmette currently detached from the canopy, but present. The shades are antique, but likely replacements. The mirrored panel in the lower ring is a later replacement. The prisms are replaced. Electrified. Each burner tube retains a Cox plate label.