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A ENGLISH CUT GLASS AND ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER
Lot 334

A ENGLISH CUT GLASS AND ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER

SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY F.E.C. OSLER

Closed22 October 2010

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A ENGLISH CUT GLASS AND ORMOLU SIX-LIGHT CHANDELIER
SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY, POSSIBLY BY F.E.C. OSLER
In the George III style, the circular corona hung with pendant drop prisms above a knopped cut-glass baluster standard issuing six candlearms each with scalloped drip-pans hung with pendant prisms, the whole joined with rope prisms and with a thistle-drop pendant, electrified
42 in. (107 cm.) high, 40 in. (101.5 cm.) diameter

Specialist note

The Birmingham firm of F.& C. Osler, established in 1807 by Thomas Osler was a principal manufacturer of light fittings and glass furniture, much of which was exported to the Indian sub-continent. A London showroom established the firm as a market leader, and it continued to be so throughout the century, with an international reputation for extremely high standards of quality and craftsmanship. The metal fittings, style of glass cutting and use of glass shades (a typical design for export to India) may indicate an attribution to this firm.