A pair of late George III brass twin light hanging lamps, the scroll arms with serpent finials, the urn bodies with pineapple mounts, fluted bases and rams' heads to the frieze, hung with balls and chains, suspended from lion mask backplates, circa 1810 -- 14in. (35½cm.) wide. (2)

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A pair of late George III brass twin light hanging lamps, the scroll arms with serpent finials, the urn bodies with pineapple mounts, fluted bases and rams' heads to the frieze, hung with balls and chains, suspended from lion mask backplates, circa 1810 -- 14in. (35½cm.) wide. (2)

Lot Essay

A similar pair of lamps is illustrated and discussed, Rupert Gentle and Rachel Field, English Domestic Brass, 1680-1810 and the History of its Origins, page 139.

Gentle and Field suggest that such elegant hanging lights could be either suspended from the ceiling or hung from small wall brackets.

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