Chandlier assembly and chandelier components for glass arm configurations

A preformed or preassembled bowl/plate assembly, including a bowl, a plate secured with respect to the bowl and defining with the bowl a chamber, the plate having a number of openings, each configured to receive a chandelier arm in a predetermined array. The chamber houses a plurality of wires with one pair of wires extending through each of the openings in the plate from the chamber. A plate/arm arrangement is provided to permit attachment of chandelier arms to the plate while only having access to the upwardly-facing surface of the plate. The chandelier arms may be both structurally attached to the chandelier framework and electrically attached to the central wiring of the chandelier after preassembly of the bowl/plate arrangement. The chandelier arms are preferably formed in an arcuate shape with a light socket attached to a first end and a sleeve attached to a second end and a pair of wires electrically attached to the light socket. The wires extend from the light socket through the chandelier arm to the second end and attached to a corresponding pair of wires extending from the openings in the plate to form a plurality of wire attachments. Peripherally, each pair of wires extending from the plate openings terminate in a plug positioned outside of the chamber and each pair of wires extending from each chandelier arm terminates in another plug which is configured to meet with the plug emanating from the plate opening.