A FINE PAIR OF REGENCY PERIOD CHANDELIERS BY JOHN BLADES

A FINE PAIR OF REGENCY PERIOD CHANDELIERS BY JOHN BLADES
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John Blades

A fine pair of regency period ormolu mounted cut-glass eight light chandeliers by John Blades. The main drop hung double band issuing flat cut drip pans and diamond cut candle nozzles, the central shaft formed as a urn from granulated spangles. This urn surmounted by another double band supporting drop hung crooks cascading to the main band, the chandelier with a graduated basket of spangles below and terminating with a ormolu leaf pan and lapidary cut finial. The chandeliers hung with double pointed spangles and faceted icicle drops.

Height
94 cm / 37 "
Width
53.5 cm / 21 1⁄4"
Category

Chandeliers Regency
Chandeliers Pairs
Period
1800-1849
Year
1815
Country
England
Literature
For more information on John Blades see Chapter Eleven of the English Glass Chandelier by Martin Mortimer
Collections
Similar example can be seen in the Metropolitan museum of art New York Lot 169 sale 7627 Dealing in Excellence a celebration of Hotspur and Jeremy