A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE GOTHIC HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERNS, 19TH CENTURY

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A PAIR OF GILT BRONZE GOTHIC HEXAGONAL HALL LANTERNS 19TH CENTURY Each lantern with a five light hanging fixture, surmounted by a glass smoke cowl, wired for electricity 82cm high, 45.5cm diameter There are many eighteenth-century precedents for this type of Gothic lantern for example Mayhew and Ince's 1762 Universal System of Household Furniture, pl. V. A lantern similar to this example has been recorded on the staircase landing of the Minstrel's gallery at Longleat. For a similar lantern see, Christie's, The Property of a Gentleman, 9th June 2011, lot 201 (£17,500 incl. BP) and another, Sotheby's 18th June 2024, lot 1107 ($20,400 incl. BP). A single closely related lantern sold in these rooms, Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art in collaboration with Watts 1874, 23rd June 2026, lot 99 (£10,000 excl. BP) and another similar, Fine Furniture, Sculpture, Carpets, Ceramics and Works of Art, 10th September 2024, lot 205 (£9,500 excl. BP). Condition Report Disclaimer

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