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A girandole (/ˈdʒɪrəndəʊl/; from French, in turn from Italian girandola) is an ornamental branched candlestick or light fixture consisting of several lights, often resembling a small chandelier. Girandoles came into use about the second half of the 17th century, and were commonly made and used in pairs. Girandoles, or lighting devices, have also been attached to looking glasses and furniture. Some popular mirrors, especially the convex style, and some large dressing glasses of the 19th century were known as "girandoles" because of the lighting devices mounted to their sides.

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  • Girandola (z ital. la girandola větrník), česky také žirandola je osvětlovací těleso, rozvětvený svícen pro dvě a více svící, nejčastěji nástěnný, kombinovaný se zrcadlem a zdoben figurami či ornamenty. Někdy termín přechází i na svícen stojací na noze zvané kandelábr. Může být kombinován se zrcadlem a zdoben figurami či ornamenty. (cs)
  • A girandole (/ˈdʒɪrəndəʊl/; from French, in turn from Italian girandola) is an ornamental branched candlestick or light fixture consisting of several lights, often resembling a small chandelier. Girandoles came into use about the second half of the 17th century, and were commonly made and used in pairs. A girandole has always been, comparatively speaking, a luxurious appliance for lighting, and in the great 18th-century period of French house decoration, the famous ciseleurs designed some exceedingly beautiful examples. A great variety of metals have been used for the purpose. Sometimes, as in the case of candlesticks, girandoles have been made in hardwoods. Gilded bronze has been a very frequent medium, but for table use silver is still the favorite material. Girandoles, or lighting devices, have also been attached to looking glasses and furniture. Some popular mirrors, especially the convex style, and some large dressing glasses of the 19th century were known as "girandoles" because of the lighting devices mounted to their sides. The word Girandole (pl. żyrandol) is also used in Poland to describe a traditional folk art. Poland’s “Traditional decorative forms included spider girandoles.”,which are decorative objects hung from the ceiling. Various materials are used to make them, including tissue paper cut, wrapped or manipulated into flowers or garland. “It was probably this enormous variety of form of spider girandoles that caused them to occur practically universally throughout Poland.” “The most recent version of spider girandoles were festoons and garlands of tissue which were stretched starwise at the ceiling." (en)
  • Een girandole (van het Italiaans: girandola) is een rijkelijk met ornamenten versierde kaarsenstandaard. Het gebruik van girandoles voor verlichtingsdoeleinden stamt uit de 2e helft van de 17e eeuw en de girandole werd -zeker in de 18e eeuw- als een luxe-artikel beschouwd. Vooral in Frankrijk werden prachtige exemplaren vervaardigd. In de 19e eeuw werden ook wel gietijzeren exemplaren vervaardigd. Voor tafelgebruik werden girandoles uit zilver vervaardigd, soms ook uit brons of hardhout. In de 19e eeuw werden girandoles ook verwerkt in de omlijsting van grote spiegels. De naam girandole ging ook wel op deze spiegels over. (nl)
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  • Girandola (z ital. la girandola větrník), česky také žirandola je osvětlovací těleso, rozvětvený svícen pro dvě a více svící, nejčastěji nástěnný, kombinovaný se zrcadlem a zdoben figurami či ornamenty. Někdy termín přechází i na svícen stojací na noze zvané kandelábr. Může být kombinován se zrcadlem a zdoben figurami či ornamenty. (cs)
  • A girandole (/ˈdʒɪrəndəʊl/; from French, in turn from Italian girandola) is an ornamental branched candlestick or light fixture consisting of several lights, often resembling a small chandelier. Girandoles came into use about the second half of the 17th century, and were commonly made and used in pairs. Girandoles, or lighting devices, have also been attached to looking glasses and furniture. Some popular mirrors, especially the convex style, and some large dressing glasses of the 19th century were known as "girandoles" because of the lighting devices mounted to their sides. (en)
  • Een girandole (van het Italiaans: girandola) is een rijkelijk met ornamenten versierde kaarsenstandaard. Het gebruik van girandoles voor verlichtingsdoeleinden stamt uit de 2e helft van de 17e eeuw en de girandole werd -zeker in de 18e eeuw- als een luxe-artikel beschouwd. Vooral in Frankrijk werden prachtige exemplaren vervaardigd. In de 19e eeuw werden ook wel gietijzeren exemplaren vervaardigd. (nl)
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