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A GEORGE II CUT GLASS CHANDELIER ATTRIBUTED TO JEROM JOHNSON

Creator: JEROM JOHNSON (Attributed)
Offered by: Fileman Antiques

Description
A GEORGE II CUT GLASS CHANDELIER ATTRIBUTED TO JEROM JOHNSON
REF: FA1366
£ POA

An extremely rare eight light chandelier, suspended from a frefoil shackle. The stem of sphere form, decorated with shallow and re-entrant diamonds. The container issuing eight notch cut arms, with triple annulated knops and candle tubes, supporting slip-over drip pans. The chandelier terminating with a multi faceted finial.

Provenance
European Private Collection

Literature
Similar examples can be seen in The English Glass Chandelier by Martin Mortimer, and literature on page 112. The attribution to Jerom Johnson is based on the style of cutting to the chandelier know as diamonding which he frequently advertised, this style of cutting is not know in any other maker. It is also suggested that when he retired and sold the remains of his stock and equipment in 1761 that Parker may have taken over the business and connections before he arrived in fleet street 1762. An old trade card of Parkers (courtesy of the British museum) shows a chandelier of similar design elements, the wondering double kick and scroll arms of the same design along with the large sphere in the stem suggests this current chandelier was the basis for Parkers more elaborate evolution of the chandelier.

Collections
Two examples formally with Fileman Antiques can be seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts & The Art institute of Chicago

Condition
Two new replacement arms. Three arms with candle tube repair. Small Stem piece cracked with old rivet repair now stabilised. Five drip pans of later date possibly later Georgian replacements

More Information

Origin:	England
Period:	18th Century
Creation Date:	1745
Styles / Movements:	Traditional, George II
Incollect Reference #:	814443

Dimensions

H.	38 in;	Diam.	37 in;
H.	96.52 cm;	Diam.	93.98 cm;

Message from Seller:

Established in the 1890’s, Fileman Antiques are now a fifth generation family run business, based in the historic village of Steyning in the beautiful countryside of West Sussex, restoring and supplying the finest eighteenth and nineteenth century lighting and glass.