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John Blades
Une paire rare de chandeliers à deux lumières de style Régence
£18,000
A Rare Pair of Regency Twin-Light Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Pillar and File Cut, Glass Candelabra By John Blades.
Dimensions
Height: 31 cm (13 in)Width: 37 cm (15 in)
Depth: 12 cm (5 in)
ImprimerDescription
A Rare Pair of Regency Twin-Light Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Pillar and File Cut, Glass Candelabra By John Blades.
Date
Circa 1810
Origine
Angleterre
Moyen
Doré-bronze
The firm of John Blades was frst recorded in the London guide for 1783 at 5 Ludgate Hill, remaining at this address until 1829. The firm built an extensive overseas business in the Middle East and India, opening a branch in Calcutta in partnership with a Mr Matthews. He was closely associated with the architect J. B. Papworth, who is recorded as being involved in a number of innovative designs for Blades‚’ firm, in particular the invention of the rule-cut drop known as a ‚‘lob‚’. Papworth also designed new showrooms for John Blades, which were illustrated in Ackermans Repository.
Literature:
Mortimer, Martin: The English Glass Chandelier, 2000, pp. 134-137, pl.82.
Jonathan Bourne & Vanessa Brett: Lighting in the Domestic Interior, 1991, p.170, fig. 570-571.
