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A Rare Pair of Regency Twin-Light Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Pillar and File Cut, Glass Candelabra By John Blades.
尺寸
Height: 31 cm (13 in)Width: 37 cm (15 in)
Depth: 12 cm (5 in)
描述
A Rare Pair of Regency Twin-Light Gilt-Bronze Mounted, Pillar and File Cut, Glass Candelabra By John Blades.
日期
Circa 1810
原产地
England
中型
金铜色
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.