CIRCA 1824/28

Details

A LARGE OCTAGONAL COPPER AND BRASS PIER LANTERN
CIRCA 1824/28
In the Gothic manner, with quatrefoil fretwork banding and crocketed finial
39 in. (99 cm.) high

Provenance

King's College, Cambridge.

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Lot Essay

This lantern almost certainly formed part of the 'Gothicisation' by the Norwich born architect William Wilkins (1778-1839) of King's College in 1824-28. Ten identical lanterns also from King's College, Cambridge, sold Christie's, South Kensington, 'Elements', 23 May 2007, lots 21-25.

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