the elusive chandelier

i've spent the last three years working at a design firm that specialized in antiques, so i didn't flinch when my own client requested a french bronze antique chandelier for her dining room (we just glamorized it with a fabulous Wolf Gordon wallpaper and gorgeous valance with shimmery gold drapes- it needs a great light).  this chandelier is going to be the icing on the cake, the cherry on top of the sundae, etc etc.  the success of the whole project rests on this chandelier.  what's cake without icing anyways?!  it seemed so easy at the time, yet 10 months later i am still agonizing over it!  the perfect chandelier eludes me.  i thought i had found it last month at a great shop on la brea.  it turned out to be too big.  i found another one on la cienega, the finish just wasn't right.  what have the last few years taught me?  determination and perseverance are key.  so i will keep looking... maybe martyn lawrence bullard will take me on a shopping trip to paris with him??  in my dreams!