We believe it is solid as we offered $4000 years ago by a lamp store when they were rewriting the chandelier.

No markings. What would the value be if it is plated versus solid

Some silverplate manufacturers bring more than sterling silver makers so that's sort of a tricky question without knowing who made this. It looks to be late 19th/early 20th Century but it's a little hard to tell from the photos. Did the lamp store who rewired it give you an opinion as to the age?

unfortunately we do not have that information still would like some general idea as to the value so that we can get a fair price if and when we find a buyer thanks for your help

Of course! I'll give two different values - one for sterling, one for silverplated - so that you know either way. Anyone who makes an offer on this will want to know what it is before they commit to offering a price; because I can only put one value in the valuations fields, I'll list the higher of the two prices.

In the current market, I can't see getting $4,000 for this chandelier at auction. It may be worth calling the lamp store to see if they would still honor their original offer (or if not, what they'd pay for it). At auction, I would expect to see this catalogued as follows:

A late Victorian / Edwardian sterling silver or silver plated five-light chandelier
American, late 19th/early 20th Century
Of neoclassical form with five downcurving supports continuing into baluster-form receptacles supporting etched glass globes, affixed to a circular rim around an inverted conical glass body.
12 inches high, 24 inches diameter
PROVENANCE: purchased at a NY estate sale
$1,200-1,800 if sterling; $600-900 if silver-plated*
*represents a fair-market value for auction purposes; retail or asking price may vary.