Lot Essay
Henry, 13th Viscount Mountgarret, in 1844 married Frances Rawson of Nidd Hall, Yorkshire: it was from his wife's aunt that Lord Mountgarret inherited Nidd Hall and a fortune in 1891.
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LATE 19TH FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
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A FRENCH GILT-METAL BALLOON CHANDELIER
LATE 19TH FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
In the shape of a Montgolfier Balloon, with chain-link suspension and flag finial above a rose and drapery-swagged wire body above a trellis-cast circular basket issuing six scrolled branches, now fitted with electrified candles
67 in. (170 cm.) high, excluding chain
40 in. (101 cm.) length of chain
34 in. (86.5 cm.) diameter
LATE 19TH FIRST HALF 20TH CENTURY
In the shape of a Montgolfier Balloon, with chain-link suspension and flag finial above a rose and drapery-swagged wire body above a trellis-cast circular basket issuing six scrolled branches, now fitted with electrified candles
67 in. (170 cm.) high, excluding chain
40 in. (101 cm.) length of chain
34 in. (86.5 cm.) diameter
Provenance
Possibly Henry Butler, 13th Viscount Mountgarret (1816-1900).
Special notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.
Sale room notice
The provenance is probably incorrect. This balloon chandelier is most likely to have been acquired or presented by Richard, 17th Viscount Mountgarret (1936-2004). An incident involving a balloonist attempting to land on Lord Mountgarret's grouse moor in 1982 during a shooting party led to him adopting the balloon as a personal motif.