Chandelier Repair

The most common problem that we see with chandeliers is broken arms. Replacements can be found for more recent chandeliers, and we use them whenever possible, but modern manufacturing often fails to match the variety and quality of older arms.

It is here that our techniques separate us from other chandelier repair services. We specialize in the actual repair of broken chandelier arms, using optical epoxy, polished metal tubes and fiberglass pins. We make repairs that are inconspicuous, durable and non-yellowing. We can repair and conserve simple cracks, multiple breaks and missing pieces.

Chandeliers have evolved from candle-power, through gas and into electric illumination. In the earliest stages the arms are solid wood, glass or metal. With the advent of gas, there began to be a small, airtight hole down the arms for the flow of gas. The arms were then exclusively glass and metal. When electricity began to be used at the beginning of the twentieth century, the hole down the arm expanded for wires, and the arms became more commonly glass—a good insulator. Of course, electric wiring has now been added to many older chandeliers.

All of these types of chandelier arms can be repaired. Sometimes we visit the home and remove the arm, but in most cases, a competent electrician local to you can remove damaged pieces, which can then be carefully wrapped and shipped to us. When we return the arm to you, the electrician will wire it back into place, and re-position crystals and swags.


Another common problem with chandeliers is broken or cracked bobeches and other glass components. Here again, when a replacement can not be found, we seal cracks, reconstruct broken pieces, and fill in missing areas. Where a replacement would simply not be the same – either aesthetically or monetarily, these methods have allowed us to preserve the historical integrity of many fine old chandeliers.