A GILTMETAL HALL LANTERN

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A GILTMETAL HALL LANTERN
AFTER A DESIGN BY THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

In the Rococo style and of bulb shape, with triple-scroll suspension and bowed sides headed by foliate clasps and divided by tapering pilaters cast with laurel, with single candle-fitting and berried boss,20th Century, 14½in. (37cm.) high; A PAIR OF VICTORIAN REPOUSSE GILTMETAL WALL LANTERNS, in the Gothic style, each with cross finial and pierced spire top above a pierced tapering hexagonal body with pierced single candle-holder, with hinged ropetwist bracket, the light element: 18¾in. (48cm.) high; and A REGENCY GILTWOOD TWO-LIGHT WALL-LIGHT, the flowerhead finial above panelled splayed supports mounted with stars, the bowed front also mounted with stars and with two turned nozzles, restorations, previously with a third nozzle and hung with drops, 14¾in. (37.5cm.) wide; 14¼in. (36cm.) deep (4)

Lot Essay

The design of the hall-lantern is based on pl.CLIII 'Designs for Lanthorns' in Thomas Chippendale, The Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 3rd. ed., 1762. In their catalogue of circa 1900 Litchfield and Co. offered hall lanterns of this model in three sizes

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