Antique Chandeliers

I have an antique chandelier with leaded glass tear drops, how do I find out what it's worth?

Feb 15, 2007 by vickim47 | Posted in Other - Home & Garden

I would suggest you call in an expert - some of the bigger auction houses (Sothebys, Christys, Phillips) will give you a free valuation if you say you are going to put it in a sale - otherwise speak to your insurance company - they often have valuers.

If it is a big one, or, you suspect, valuable, it is worth having a proper valuation done as, although ebay is great, chandleliers can be worth a lot of money.

How do I rewire an antique chandelier. It is small, 5 arms. What kind of wire do I need, how to ground it.?

Oct 10, 2009 by Grace | Posted in Do It Yourself (DIY)

The exact wire size depends upon the current demand of the bulbs.

If each bulb is 100 watts, each bulb draws 0.8 amp @ 120 V and a # 18 AWG wire is fine. You can purchase 2 wires joined together (often called lamp cord) which will likely do the job.

We do not know if the wires are run through a tubing or whether they are openly visible. Clearly if they are in a tubing, you should run the new in the tubing; if they openly visible, you need to run the new like the old had been run.

If the entire chandelier is metal, you can ground the base and grounding will be maintained throughout. If the chandelier is entirely linked by metal and the light sockets are encased in insulated material you need not concern youself with grounding at the light sockets. If the light sockets are not double insulated you need to also make sure to run ground wires to them.

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