I had no idea that most chandeliers were made from wood at the time! I had always assumed they were fully metal. I suppose that makes sense, considering what the weight of a metal chandelier, plus the fact that you would not be up close to it to determine the material anyway.
@@davidd7940 Probably not. Metal would be cast in a mould, whilst these were all hand carved and then coated with 24 carat gold leaf. Of course, very rarely they we made of solid silver. There is one at Chatsworth in Derbyshire.
Everyone involved should be very proud of themselves, such great workmanship and skill - watching the rope maker work was mesmerising- the chandeliers look beautiful and as if they have been hanging there for hundreds of years, that’s a job well done.
Fabulous and wonderful! So extraordinary that we still care enough to re create lost objects and restore treasured items. And what a tribute to the crafts people who created these gorgeous dazzling chandeliers!
Congratulations to Ray and his team at W Thomas Restorations along with all the other craftsmen that worked on this project to preserve our heritage for future generations to enjoy. I enjoyed this video very much and I will look out for the documentary ....
What amazing craftsmanship! Everything from the carving on the chandeliers to the tasselmaking is beautiful. I would gladly watch a more-detailed video of any of these components being made (if any of the artisans ever feel like sharing their craft with the internet). One day I hope I'll be able to visit Kensington Palace and see these masterpieces in person! Thank you for sharing this with us.
Very interesting! And looks absolutely beautiful. I have a book where that picture it was based on is featured. Watching these videos has sparked my interest in going into the conservation field.
Wow !! Great news !! :-0 :-0 :-0 These new chandeliers are absolutely stunning !! :-0 :-0 :-0 !! And Kensington Palace is more and more ravishing !! It is undoubtedly, undeniably, unquestionably one of the wonders of London !! :-0 :-0 :-0
Great Workmanship. Admirable Replica In The Traditional Way . Nice To See That Heritage Is Cherished and Replaced To It's Former Glory . Hoping That New Apprentice's are Employed To Learn The Works For Conservation and Preservation Too ,For The Traditions To Continue For Future Generations To admire For Posterity. British Gibraltar,UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧.
Wonderful piece. I enjoyed learning of both the history as well as of the making of these chandeliers. I wish they had covered how they wired the thing and what decisions they made in simulating the candles with the correct illumination.
I would have had no idea that the ropes and tassels were made by hand. We assume machines do everything these days. I cannot imagine the satisfaction of seeing the finished work and knowing it will be there 100 years on.
These Georgian chandeliers are wonderful - unfortunately people don't realize the amount of hand work and skill needed to make something like this. They are not just turned out by computer controlled machines as most things are these days.
Every time I hear “buildings aren’t beautiful anymore. Why is modern architecture/interior design so ugly?” I wonder how to explain the amount of labor needed to recreate traditional construction, how much time it would take, and how much it would cost. We can’t habitually recreate the buildings styles of the past, since it’s so expensive. Rebuilding Notre Dame is one thing, building pseudo Georgian neighborhoods is another. But we should do all that is possible to appreciate and protect the ones we do have.
And I thought rope came from a rope store. Woa, was I wrong. It all starts with a single thread...mind blown. And all was recreated from one single visual/drawing...not photographs. Insanely talented artisans. Bravo.
Really so beautifully job. Some people never thought of chandeliers in wood. In White House old chandeliers in wood too. And today at Pennsylvania Dutch craftsman continues to make it.
Really interesting. On one hand (I think) that is probably a lot of money being spent (wasted) on those things, and then on the other hand, I am so happy all those fascinating and talented people got to make those, research them, assemble them, install...really cool!
The money doesn't come from the taxpayers. It comes from the entrance fees to the Historic Royal Palaces organisation. Things like these attract more visitors, thus more money, so it isn't a waste. Sponsors also make contributions.
William Kent's ceilings are : Awe-inspiring ! Jaw-dropping !! Breathtaking !!! :-0 :-0 :-0 He wasn't a great painter, but he was a great architect, a great furniture designer, a great decorator and a great garden designer !! Well, in short, he was a Great Artist !! :-0 :-0 :-0
To mansions, villas, and palaces, time and all manners of preservation are set to preserve, every detail of history, that tells its story to the present with a lot of presents. Am present. GDP Growth, GDP preserved. Lifetime. New materials of certainties. SMEs.......respectively.
This is well and good. Maybe the British Government can then return ALL historical artifacts taken/stolen/seized from former colonies during their occupation.
John Vonundzu it may be applied with a paint brush, “painted” on a surface like a primer paint. “Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint If interested in Paint refer to the many books written by Dr. Marek Urban a Polymer Paint Scientist.
Very interesting craft! Yet, shallow at the same time...with all the problems in the world and people are gilding chandeliers is just sort of 'over the top'. But, interesting, non the less.
Very often people with problems like to see beautiful things, to briefly take their mind off their problems, and to see something beautiful and uplifting.
Amazing restoration and fantastic for saving such an heirloom but regardless of all that, I still think it should be sold to help house the homeless and feed the poor. How can anyone live in such abundance and luxury and see homeless and starving people just outside their front door? How do they sleep at night? Fairly well I would imagine with all that luxury around them. Sad shame. JMHO.
You need a huge room for that. Dramatic. You have to have large ones as they diminish in size as they are raised to a high ceiling. Once up, they look smaller.
pity that out of work people aren't studying to become craftsmen. So many skills have to learned by experiences. As my generation is retired businesses are losing talent that computer oriented DFU can not know how the code is written or even how to repair anything.
Absolutely agree with you. Computers have their place, but craft work like this is so satisfying. The people who made them deserve the pride they must feel at their brilliant achievement.
Because we are used to seeing antique interiors rather faded and think that's how they were originally. Most people would be surprised at how bright colours were if they were sent back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Some paint finishes even had ground glass in them, for a bit of extra sparkle.
They go to all of the trouble to make them out of wood to be authentic instead of casting them in metal and then gilding, but then they wire it for electric and stick electric bulbs and fake candles on it. Pretty stupid, either it is authentic or isn't and if it isn't why bother with making it from wood that is not going to last or be durable?
@I know it all. I know it all. When they make a big stink over being authentic that means candles. They have millions to make wooden chandelier copies that will not last that long for the sake of authenticity. Then they stick electric candles in it. The two concepts are in-congruent.
These days there are health and safety laws that were just not there in the 18th century. Remember the fires at Hampton Court and Windsor. We don't really want a third.
@@mscott3918 All true, but again, missing the point...why bother when any nod to being authentic when all of it is not going to be authentic. If such concerns outweigh original materials and design, then make a modern version that looks like the historical production.
Isn't queen's crown diamonds is from Africa should be return to its country of origin too......As we speak, the British monarchy still takes pride in the South African Diamond (Star of Africa) as it beautifies the Imperial State Crown with a magnificent 317.4 carats of Diamond at its front. ... A few of these diamonds were passed around as gifts to other royalties and sold to governments.Jul 12, 2019
Isn't it rather pointless writing this pc nonsense when your use of English is infantile and your knowledge of syntax non existent? Instead of pseudo liberal spurious drivel, why not educate yourself so that you don't look like the complete ignoramus you make yourself appear to be?
That was fascinating but I would have loved to see them all properly at the end
Absolutely right - what a disappointing shame!
Wish we could see the room at night with them working
I had no idea that most chandeliers were made from wood at the time! I had always assumed they were fully metal. I suppose that makes sense, considering what the weight of a metal chandelier, plus the fact that you would not be up close to it to determine the material anyway.
I'd love to know how much these chandeliers weigh!
Some old chandeliers in White House is made with wood too.
I think he said many, not most. There were many brass chandeliers of that period also.
I'm guessing a metal chandelier was significantly more costly.
@@davidd7940 Probably not. Metal would be cast in a mould, whilst these were all hand carved and then coated with 24 carat gold leaf. Of course, very rarely they we made of solid silver. There is one at Chatsworth in Derbyshire.
Everyone involved should be very proud of themselves, such great workmanship and skill - watching the rope maker work was mesmerising- the chandeliers look beautiful and as if they have been hanging there for hundreds of years, that’s a job well done.
I'm nerding out- this is so interesting. Thank you for this!
You're not 'nerding out' Jackson. Sadly you've caught the history bug, beware it's near relatives, the gardening and genealogy bugs !!
I loved everything about this video. The history. The traders skill. More please.
Very cool! I love that you've recreated a lost piece of history.
Fabulous and wonderful! So extraordinary that we still care enough to re create lost objects and restore treasured items. And what a tribute to the crafts people who created these gorgeous dazzling chandeliers!
Congratulations to Ray and his team at W Thomas Restorations along with all the other craftsmen that worked on this project to preserve our heritage for future generations to enjoy. I enjoyed this video very much and I will look out for the documentary ....
Thank you RUclips for recommending something right! This is fascinating, educational and lovely to watch unfold before you. Love it
The skill and craftsmanship involved in this project are outstanding. I was fascinated. Thank you.
William Kent was really gifted, very talented, multi-talented !!
I am a great fan of his work !!
This was fascinating. The work done is incredible.
Magnificent..I’m loving these videos…Thank You so much..
So we watch the whole thing & we don’t get to see them lit in a dim room?
That's exactly what I thought too LOL
So disappointing!
I’m a couple minutes in but I’m exiting the video but because of this comment
i dont think they want to fill the room with smoke from the candles. even once is too much
@@LaFranceBonjour those aren't real candles!
What an incredible honor to be a participant in creating historical artifacts!!
What amazing craftsmanship! Everything from the carving on the chandeliers to the tasselmaking is beautiful. I would gladly watch a more-detailed video of any of these components being made (if any of the artisans ever feel like sharing their craft with the internet). One day I hope I'll be able to visit Kensington Palace and see these masterpieces in person! Thank you for sharing this with us.
I love beautiful craftsmanship! It seems most things are thrown together too quickly and too cheaply these days. Well done Historic Royal Palaces!
Well done, top notch. I do wounder what it would look like with the chandlers lit. Peace
True craftsmanship passed down through apprenticeships until you become a master of your Art. 👑
Please post more videos like this. I like seeing the old palaces & learning about the items within!
Very interesting! And looks absolutely beautiful. I have a book where that picture it was based on is featured. Watching these videos has sparked my interest in going into the conservation field.
How beautiful they are and the work and love that has gone into these pieces of history is Amazing.
Wow !! Great news !! :-0 :-0 :-0
These new chandeliers are absolutely stunning !! :-0 :-0 :-0 !!
And Kensington Palace is more and more ravishing !!
It is undoubtedly, undeniably, unquestionably one of the wonders of London !! :-0 :-0 :-0
Great Workmanship. Admirable Replica In The Traditional Way . Nice To See That Heritage Is Cherished and Replaced To It's Former Glory . Hoping That New Apprentice's are Employed To Learn The Works For Conservation and Preservation Too ,For The Traditions To Continue For Future Generations To admire For Posterity. British Gibraltar,UK Overseas Territory 🇬🇧.
Wonderful piece. I enjoyed learning of both the history as well as of the making of these chandeliers. I wish they had covered how they wired the thing and what decisions they made in simulating the candles with the correct illumination.
I am so very pleased to see those chandeliers finally back to their original place. It is such an immense joy.
Fascinating, thx for sharing
This was so Interesting 🌟❤️🌟
It is so amazing.....I would love to see........
I love the Georgian era !! And I love Kensington Palace !!
well done ! the work in detail is top notch..... to bad its a lost art. so to speak..... to bad its not done on a small scale for todays homes..
I would have had no idea that the ropes and tassels were made by hand. We assume machines do everything these days. I cannot imagine the satisfaction of seeing the finished work and knowing it will be there 100 years on.
you should look up on docus about passementerie. It is an artform that is dying out rapidly.
Gifted & talented craftsmen should be celebrated & " venerated " !!
Absolutely wonderful 😊👋🇳🇿
These Georgian chandeliers are wonderful - unfortunately people don't realize the amount of hand work and skill needed to make something like this. They are not just turned out by computer controlled machines as most things are these days.
Like a Rolls Royce.
Every time I hear “buildings aren’t beautiful anymore. Why is modern architecture/interior design so ugly?” I wonder how to explain the amount of labor needed to recreate traditional construction, how much time it would take, and how much it would cost.
We can’t habitually recreate the buildings styles of the past, since it’s so expensive. Rebuilding Notre Dame is one thing, building pseudo Georgian neighborhoods is another. But we should do all that is possible to appreciate and protect the ones we do have.
@@jonathanraithel5726 - We certainly can build with the quality of the past. We simply choose not to. Our priorities are different.
@@marigold8060 No, the current range of Rolls Royce cars have a lot of their construction done by computer.
And I thought rope came from a rope store. Woa, was I wrong. It all starts with a single thread...mind blown. And all was recreated from one single visual/drawing...not photographs. Insanely talented artisans. Bravo.
Thank you. This was wonderful.
Thank you
Making that rope should have a whole section of its own! Talk about ‘pulling your own weight’
Really so beautifully job. Some people never thought of chandeliers in wood. In White House old chandeliers in wood too. And today at Pennsylvania Dutch craftsman continues to make it.
Really interesting. On one hand (I think) that is probably a lot of money being spent (wasted) on those things, and then on the other hand, I am so happy all those fascinating and talented people got to make those, research them, assemble them, install...really cool!
The money doesn't come from the taxpayers. It comes from the entrance fees to the Historic Royal Palaces organisation. Things like these attract more visitors, thus more money, so it isn't a waste. Sponsors also make contributions.
Fascinating.
Thank you.
William Kent's ceilings are : Awe-inspiring ! Jaw-dropping !! Breathtaking !!! :-0 :-0 :-0
He wasn't a great painter, but he was a great architect, a great furniture designer,
a great decorator and a great garden designer !!
Well, in short, he was a Great Artist !! :-0 :-0 :-0
Amazing 👍
Gorgeous!
Fascinating!
How were the original candled ones lit, from the floor? Were they lowered and lit or did they have extra long tapers? Or did they use ladders?
Most beautiful and interesting
Amazing 😍
Yep. Crazy not to show us the room lit by the finished lights.
Nice vid. Why not show your customer the finished product?
BRAVO!!!
I had a 102 degree fever when I toured Kensington Palace, and I think I missed seeing that room.
So nice that these were recreated by British traditional craftsmen and not a computer-assisted design fibreglass factory in China.
Wow this is insane! I wonder what the final cost came to. Has to be CRAZY expensive.
Imma start swinging!!!
C'est belle chandaliers.
Wow 🤩
Definitely not made in China.. Amazing workmanship.
Wood ? Amazing
A lot of chandeliers were wood, especially gilded ones, because they were lighter than using brass or bronze
To make my cording for ten faire costumes I use one of those old mechanical eraser guns to twist the threads.
Wishing I had their budget form y home renovations!
But would you want your home to be the size of a Palace?
To mansions, villas, and palaces, time and all manners of preservation are set to preserve, every detail of history, that tells its story to the present with a lot of presents. Am present. GDP Growth, GDP preserved. Lifetime. New materials of certainties. SMEs.......respectively.
The Queen didn't have any extra chandeliers in storage, I guess? Are these wired with lights?
Strangely enough there aren't huge numbers of chandeliers from this period around.
That’s great, and who paid for that?
Historic Royal Palaces and their sponsors.
On one of their other videos you can see them in use - ruclips.net/video/6fXyEVNaf2E/видео.html
If they try to used that the smoke from the candle might be distroy the painting on the ceilings..
That was the problem in the 18th century. Smoke from candles, but a lot of candles, did blacken the ceiling.
This is well and good. Maybe the British Government can then return ALL historical artifacts taken/stolen/seized from former colonies during their occupation.
Chandeliers made of WOOD?!!!
It's not that unusual really. A lot of chandeliers from this period, and earlier, were wood.
Yes, wood. You heard it right.
Lovely but why not show them all installed and alight??? A story needs a beginning a middle and a.....
An end, yes.
Gesso = a plaster primer paint. www.britannica.com/art/gesso
Gesso is not paint.
John Vonundzu it may be applied with a paint brush, “painted” on a surface like a primer paint. “Paint is any pigmented liquid, liquefiable, or mastic composition that, after application to a substrate in a thin layer, converts to a solid film.” en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paint If interested in Paint refer to the many books written by Dr. Marek Urban a Polymer Paint Scientist.
Very interesting craft! Yet, shallow at the same time...with all the problems in the world and people are gilding chandeliers is just sort of 'over the top'. But, interesting, non the less.
Very often people with problems like to see beautiful things, to briefly take their mind off their problems, and to see something beautiful and uplifting.
@@mscott3918 Very well stated.
@@east928 Thank you.
So they essentially made replicas!
Great video, but unsatisfying, anticlimactic ending. The chandeliers had to be shown fully lit!
never knew there were wooden chandeliers when metal chandeliers existed way back in the Middle Ages (e.g. Aachen)
yooringonghan Do you have any idea how heavy that would’ve been? Even brass plated with gold would’ve been insanely heavy.
They were fairly common. I suppose more metal than wood has survived
Amazing restoration and fantastic for saving such an heirloom but regardless of all that, I still think it should be sold to help house the homeless and feed the poor. How can anyone live in such abundance and luxury and see homeless and starving people just outside their front door? How do they sleep at night? Fairly well I would imagine with all that luxury around them. Sad shame. JMHO.
You need a huge room for that. Dramatic. You have to have large ones as they diminish in size as they are raised to a high ceiling. Once up, they look smaller.
They should have made the chandeliers with some sort of metallic alloy instead of wood. That would last longer. A real missed opportunity.
Not necessarily. I have seen wooden chandeliers over 250 years old. Besides, for this particular room metal would have been historically inaccurate.
Dear Sebastian, SPEAK UP👍🏻
pity that out of work people aren't studying to become craftsmen. So many skills have to learned by experiences. As my generation is retired businesses are losing talent that computer oriented DFU can not know how the code is written or even how to repair anything.
Absolutely agree with you. Computers have their place, but craft work like this is so satisfying. The people who made them deserve the pride they must feel at their brilliant achievement.
Well I'm sure you didn't get it right
Who paid for them?
Historic Royal Palaces, from the entrance fees to the buildings they maintain. Sponsors also make contributions.
ok thanks
good to hear no tax payer money
Seems a fairly pointless video to not show them operating in their glory at night.
🙄 not going to show us them lit at night..
Snobs...
so great. now return all the precious jewels and artwork looted as spoils of war in each country Britain colonised.
who paid for it all?
misleading title
It's so difficult to understand what this man is saying. Can't they get a better speaker?
Its ugly. Theres no accounting for taste
annette pope you are admirably demonstrating that!
They are correct for the period. You don't have to like them
Why does it look russian...quiet Romanovian...hmmm...
Because we are used to seeing antique interiors rather faded and think that's how they were originally. Most people would be surprised at how bright colours were if they were sent back to the 17th and 18th centuries. Some paint finishes even had ground glass in them, for a bit of extra sparkle.
SO much mumbling. Why do they talk like they're hoping nobody will hear what they're saying?
From colonaized blood lol
Very beautiful, but I was fully expecting to see them lit at the end. What a letdown.
Great, now return all the looted artifacts sitting in the British Museum.
They go to all of the trouble to make them out of wood to be authentic instead of casting them in metal and then gilding, but then they wire it for electric and stick electric bulbs and fake candles on it. Pretty stupid, either it is authentic or isn't and if it isn't why bother with making it from wood that is not going to last or be durable?
@I know it all. I know it all. When they make a big stink over being authentic that means candles. They have millions to make wooden chandelier copies that will not last that long for the sake of authenticity. Then they stick electric candles in it. The two concepts are in-congruent.
These days there are health and safety laws that were just not there in the 18th century. Remember the fires at Hampton Court and Windsor. We don't really want a third.
@@mscott3918 All true, but again, missing the point...why bother when any nod to being authentic when all of it is not going to be authentic. If such concerns outweigh original materials and design, then make a modern version that looks like the historical production.
Isn't queen's crown diamonds is from Africa should be return to its country of origin too......As we speak, the British monarchy still takes pride in the South African Diamond (Star of Africa) as it beautifies the Imperial State Crown with a magnificent 317.4 carats of Diamond at its front. ... A few of these diamonds were passed around as gifts to other royalties and sold to governments.Jul 12, 2019
Isn't it rather pointless writing this pc nonsense when your use of English is infantile and your knowledge of syntax non existent? Instead of pseudo liberal spurious drivel, why not educate yourself so that you don't look like the complete ignoramus you make yourself appear to be?
All your missing is Delboy, grandad and Rodney !!