Lot 11
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A GEORGE III LACQUERED-BRASS OCTAGONAL HALL LANTERN
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A GEORGE III LACQUERED-BRASS OCTAGONAL HALL LANTERN

ALMOST CERTAINLY CIRCA 1755-60, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE

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A GEORGE III LACQUERED-BRASS OCTAGONAL HALL LANTERN
ALMOST CERTAINLY CIRCA 1755-60, IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS CHIPPENDALE
The ring suspension supporting five later candle branches fitted for electricity, the glazed body applied with foliate mounts and fitted with a hinged door, with replaced glass and later brass inner frame, one pane cracked
35½ in. (90 cm.) high; 21 in. (53.5 cm.) wide
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Lot Essay

The lantern is designed in the George II French 'picturesque' fashion popularised by Thomas Chippendale's, Gentleman and Cabinet-Maker's Director, 1754. This lantern's octagon-compartment would perhaps be intended to recall the sun-deity Apollo's temple engraved at that period in R. Wood's, Ruins of Palmyra, 1753.

A similar lantern attributed to Thomas Chippendale (d.1779) is recorded at Dumfries House, while four related brass lanterns also attributed to Thomas Chippendale are at Wilton (see C. Gilbert, The Life and Work of Thomas Chippendale, London, 1978, p.142).

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