thegetty: Believe it or not this French hot air balloon inspired chandelier once housed a goldfish i
thegetty: Believe it or not this French hot air balloon inspired chandelier once housed a goldfish in the bottom glass bowl. Yes, a live goldfish. Around this globe, the twelve signs of the zodiac are marked along the bronze band, meant to dazzle as light reflects. The maker, Gérard-Jean Galle, once tried to sell it to King Louis XVIII, but the King rejected it because he was weary of being criticized for spending the government’s money on such luxury goods. Chandelier, about 1818 - 1819, Gérard-Jean Galle. J. Paul Getty Museum, 73.DH.76. -- source link