| 1. | Girandoles feature very elaborate brackets with lights and often with branched candlesticks.
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| 2. | One type, the girandole looking glass, often features a branched candleholder.
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| 3. | Girandoles were originally symbols of luxury and opulence.
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| 4. | Sometimes, as in the case of candlesticks, girandoles have been made in hardwoods.
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| 5. | Girandoles, or lighting devices, have also been attached to looking glasses and furniture.
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| 6. | A handsome girandole, or branched candelabra, made in Boston demonstrates the ingeniousness of this fixture.
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| 7. | The revival of the rococo style in the mid-19th century restored the elaboration of the girandole.
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| 8. | Convex girandole mirrors were popular in the 18th and 19th centuries, reflecting the whole room in miniature form.
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| 9. | Girandoles came into use about the second half of the 17th century, and were commonly made and used in pairs.
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| 10. | On the west wall above a Duncan Phyfe sofa, Conger hung a pair of gilded girandole " bullseye " wall sconces.
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