ACQUISITION: Fortuny Chandelier - it is ours

We drove out to the Jerz today to see this light fixture I found on CL.  The seller agreed to drop the price down to a number I was comfortable with so we bought it.  I had to get up on a ladder and uninstall it from her ceiling, so that was a tiny adventure.  Overall fairly simple.  

Here it is in the trunk of our car.

This thing is really big and really cool looking.  It is about 33 inches across and has a three-bulb fixture that hangs down in it.  Basically, it is awesome.  It is going to look amazing hanging from the center of that high vaulted ceiling in our master suite.  Hooray!!

Now we have to figure out where to store the thing until it is time to install it - although that time is not more than a month or two away! Indeed, we could install it now if we weren't concerned about it ending up covered with dust from ongoing work.

DESIGN IDEA: Master Bedroom Light Fixture (Oh, hello again, Mr. Fortvny)

I mentioned in a post a couple years ago that I was fond of the Fortuny hanging silk light fixtures.  I didn't realize that they do the same shape and style fixtures in Venetian glass.  Anyway, here are the offerings at this very moment from ebay and craigslist:

This one is glass and is on Craigslist for $499.  It takes three bulbs, which is good since our ceiling is high and the room large and oddly shaped.  Methinks it very very pretty.

This one is silk and does not have the ornate designs like the one I saw at BIG  years ago.  A pair of these are on ebay right now for $2000 for the pair.  they only take one bulb so not as much light, but I do like the simplicity.

What do you think?