A GEORGE IV ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT HANGING LIGHT
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A GEORGE IV ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT HANGING LIGHT

IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS MESSENGER, CIRCA 1825

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GBP 12,000

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A GEORGE IV ORMOLU FIVE-LIGHT HANGING LIGHT
IN THE MANNER OF THOMAS MESSENGER, CIRCA 1825
The circular leaf-cast corona above five foliate chain-link suspension with circular gadrooned dish surmounted by a vase-shaped reservoir with maiden's masks and pierced handles, the turned dish issuing five scrolled branches with later glass storm shades, the tapering underside with maiden's masks, terminating in a pierced foliate bosse, drilled for electricity, with electric candle-lights, the branches stamped with numerals
45 in. (114.5 cm.) high; 33 in. (84 cm.) diameter

专家说明

Thomas Messenger of Birmingham advertised the manufacture of 'Chandeliers, Tripods and Lamps of every description in bronze and or-molu' and opened a London branch in 1826 (E. Moncrieff, 'Argand Lamps', Antique Collector, February 1990, p. 47).