Lot 85
85
A MID-VICTORIAN ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIXTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
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A MID-VICTORIAN ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIXTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER

IN THE MANNER OF S. & C. OSLER

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A MID-VICTORIAN ORMOLU AND CUT-GLASS SIXTEEN-LIGHT CHANDELIER
In the manner of S. & C. Osler
With central baluster column below a two-tiered plumed crown hung with drops, some swagged drops falling down to foliate nozzles with ball-hung drip-pans on spirally-fluted branches issuing from a tapering dish with a further row of conforming branches, with a ball-hung canopy and faceted ball finial, restorations and replacements
71 in. (180.5 cm.) high; 46 in. (117 cm.) diameter
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

Lot Essay

This magnificent chandelier with its cascades of drops, relates to one by S. & C. Osler of Birmingham, the renowned glass manufacturing firm established in 1807 by Thomas Osler, finally closing in 1976. In 1848, Prince Albert bought a pair of chandeliers for Osborne House, and the company successfully exhibited at the Great Exhibition in 1851 (J. Bourne and V. Brett, Lighting in the Domestic Interior, London, 1991, p. 199, fig. 648).
A related chandelier was sold anonymously, Sotheby's London, 9 July 1999, lot 53.

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