Swirled Glass Chandelier · 3-Tier Large

Three concentric brass rings hung with overlapping ovals of hand-blown swirled glass, each plaque suspended individually on its own brass pin so the tiers read as scales rather than as a solid drum. Ø 38.5" (97.8 cm) across and 24.25" (61.6 cm) deep, on a solid brass chain.

The glass

Clear glass with white streaking pulled through the body while it is still molten, so the pattern sits inside the plaque rather than on its surface. Every oval is blown and pulled by hand and no two carry the same figure: some are almost clear with a single white thread, others are dense and clouded. Seen as a mass across three tiers the variation is the whole effect, and it is the one thing a moulded or pressed-glass chandelier cannot reproduce.

How it lights a room

The lamps sit inside the drum, behind the innermost tier, so no filament is visible from any normal viewing angle. Light passes through two or three overlapping layers of glass before it leaves the fixture, picking up the white streaking on the way. The result is warm and broken rather than clean: bright where the glass is thin, milky where it is dense, with the lower tier throwing the most light downward. It is a fixture that fills a room with warmth and gives a table presence, not one that delivers flat, even illumination.

The brass

Solid brass rings, pins and chain in a satin finish rather than a bright polish. At this scale the frame is structural as well as visible: the three rings carry the full weight of the glass, and the pin fixings are what allow a single plaque to be lifted out and replaced without dismantling a tier.

Sizing and placement

Over a dining table, a 38.5" fixture suits a table roughly 58" to 77" (147 to 195 cm) wide, hung with the lowest glass 30" to 36" (76 to 91 cm) above the tabletop. In an open room, add the room's length and width in feet and read the total as inches: 38.5" belongs in a space of about 18 x 20 ft (5.5 x 6 m).

Read the depth as carefully as the diameter. At 24.25" this is a tall fixture, and over a table on an 8 ft ceiling it will sit lower in the room than its diameter suggests. In an open room with no table beneath it, allow a 9 ft ceiling or more so the lowest tier clears head height comfortably.

Installation

Chain suspension from a ceiling plate, with the drop set by removing links. This is a heavy fixture and needs a structural fixing: mount to a listed outlet box rated for the load with blocking or a joist behind it, and have the electrician confirm the substrate before the piece arrives. Hang and level the brass frame first, then fit the glass. The plaques ship packed separately and are placed tier by tier from the bottom ring upward, which is slower than it sounds and is not a one-person job. Handle the glass by the edges; the surfaces mark and the marks show once lit.

Lamping

11 x E12 candelabra base. Bulbs are not supplied. Use identical lamps in every socket at 2700K, since the light is read through layers of glass and any colour temperature mismatch shows as one part of the drum reading cooler. Output matters more than bulb appearance, because the lamps sit concealed behind the innermost tier. The standard build is not dimmable, and a dimmable version is made on request when noted at the time of order.

Care

Dust the glass with a soft brush rather than a cloth, which will catch on the plaque edges and the pins. Never spray cleaner onto the fixture; the liquid runs into the fixings and dries as marks. Wipe the brass with a barely damp cloth and dry immediately, and do not use metal polish, which cuts through the satin finish and leaves bright patches.

Made to order

Every piece is built to order. Chain length and lamping are specified when you order; changes to the external structure of the fixture are treated as customisation. Trade and project quantities are quoted on request.