The Virell PE3 is a 260mm three-light crystal pendant in chrome or gold three E14 globes to 25W each, not supplied,300mm high on a 2,000mm suspension.

The globe choice decides whether the crystal works at all and no source said a word about it.

• Use CLEAR globes with a small, bright filament. Crystalrefracts a point source into sparkle; a clear candle or golf-ball LED filament is whatmakes the crystal do anything.
• A frosted or opal globe kills it. No point to refract means the crystal goesflat and grey.
• Warm 2700K. Against chrome, cool white looks clinical;against gold, it reads green.
• Buy all three together, same brand and on a three-globe fitting that iseasy and cheap to do.

Ask us for a matched set of three.

The small one and a genuinely useful size

At 260mm wide by 300mm high, the Virell PE3 iscompact for a crystal fitting, which is unusual: crystal is normally sold at scale.That makes it the answer for places a crystal pendant does not normally reach:

• A bedroom, centred where a 400mm crystal fitting would be too much.
• A hallway end or a small entry, as a single considered piece.
• A small dining table or breakfast area.
• In a pair, over an island or either side of a bed two small crystalpendants read better along a bench than one large one.
• A powder room or a dressing area, where sparkle at close range is the point.

It shares the six-light’s exact height 300mm and differs only in diameter and light count. That makes the Virell aclean, honest range, which several ranges in this catalogue are not: with a Virell youcan choose on size and know what you are getting.

Three globes, 75 watts of capacity

Three E14 to 25W each 75W total, not supplied.E14 is the small screw base, SES. (Our record carried no globe base atall.) With LED filaments at 4 to 6W the real draw isabout 15W.

It dims, with the right globes. Our record saysNo; the datasheet and our page both sayglobe dependent, and they are right.

On a small crystal fitting, dimming matters more than on a large one. A260mm pendant is often hung close to where people are over a smalltable, beside a bed, in a powder room so at full it is bright at closerange. Taken low, the room falls back and the refractions are all you see,which is the reason to own crystal in the first place.

Chrome or gold

• Chrome cool and reflective; the frame disappears against a lightceiling and the crystal carries the fitting. On a small pendant that mattersmore: there is less frame to look at, so letting it vanish is often the better call.
• Gold warm, and it reads as part of the statement. Moreformal, and it sits with brass hardware, timber and warm paint.

No weight is recorded, and crystal isdense a crystal fitting weighs more than its size suggests, and on atwo-metre suspension the mount takes movement as well as dead weight.Even at 260mm, ask us before the fixing is chosen.

ClassI earth required, canopy 105mm, andIP20 indoor and dry locations only, so not a bathroom which is worth noting given how well it would suit a powder room. Iniron, stainless steel and crystal.

Part of a range

Virell is made as three, six and nine-light pendants and a twin wall light, allsharing the crystal detailing so a hallway can carrythis pendant with Virell wall lights along the wall, in one language.

Where it works

• Bedrooms, small entries and hallway ends compact for a crystal fitting.
• In pairs, over an island or either side of a bed.
• Alongside Virell wall lights.
• Use CLEAR filament globes frosted ones make the crystal go flat.
• IP20 not a bathroom, however well it would suit a powder room.

Specifying it

260mm wide by 300mm high, canopy105mm, suspension 2,000mm, iniron, stainless steel and crystal, chrome or gold.Weight is not recorded ask us. ThreeE14 (SES) globes to 25W each 75W total,not supplied; dimming is globe dependent. 240V,ClassI earth required,IP20 indoor and dry locations only. Warranty is three years, as a replacementwarranty.

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Questions

What globes should I use?

Clear ones with a small bright filament a clear candle or golf-ball LED, warm 2700K, all three the same brand. Crystal refracts a point source into sparkle; a frosted or opal globe has no point to refract, so the crystal goes flat and grey. No source gave this advice, and on three globes a matched set is easy and cheap.

Where does a small crystal pendant suit?

Places crystal does not normally reach a bedroom, a hallway end or small entry, a breakfast table, or a pair over an island or either side of a bed. Two small crystal pendants read better along a bench than one large one.

How does it compare to the six-light?

It shares the sixs exact 300mm height and differs only in diameter and light count, which makes the Virell a clean, honest range: you can choose on size and know what you are getting. Several ranges in this catalogue do not behave that way.

Can I dim it?

With the right globes. Our record says No; the datasheet and page both say globe dependent, and they are right. On a small crystal fitting dimming matters more than on a large one, because a 260mm pendant is often hung close to where people are so at full it is bright at close range, and taken low the refractions are all you see.

How heavy is it?

Not recorded, and crystal is dense it weighs more than its size suggests, and on a two-metre suspension the mount takes movement as well as dead weight. Even at 260mm, ask us before the fixing is chosen.

Can it go in a powder room?

Not as rated IP20, indoor and dry locations only, which is worth noting given how well the sparkle would suit one. Ask us if you want a wet-area alternative.

Chrome or gold?

Chrome is cool and reflective and disappears against a light ceiling, letting the crystal carry the fitting which matters more on a small pendant, where there is less frame to look at. Gold is warm and reads as part of the statement, sitting with brass hardware, timber and warm paint.