Lot Essay
This chandelier is visible in the dining-room at Wilsford in the photographs taken by Cecil Beaton in April 1938 (Sotheby's catalogue, op. cit., p. 73).
THE PROPERTY OF A GENTLEMAN
A CUT AND MOULDED GLASS FIVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Details
A CUT AND MOULDED GLASS FIVE-LIGHT CHANDELIER
The central metal shaft with three splayed vases, five pointed finials, a central globe above a bowl issuing dished scroll candle-branches and hung with pendant drops and swags, one central vase replaced, probably originally with further branches, part 18th Century
32in. (81cm.) high
The central metal shaft with three splayed vases, five pointed finials, a central globe above a bowl issuing dished scroll candle-branches and hung with pendant drops and swags, one central vase replaced, probably originally with further branches, part 18th Century
32in. (81cm.) high
Provenance
The late Hon. Stephen Tennant, Wilsford Manor, Salisbury, sold Sotheby's house sale, 14-15 October 1987, lot 337