Oliver Cornish
Sale Coordinator for Furniture, Sculpture, Rugs & Tapestries
Lot 94TP
A pair of late 19th century and later twelve light gilt brass mounted cut glass chandeliers Probably attributable to F. & C. Osler
3 December 2025, 13:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street£12,000 - £18,000
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Helena Gumley
Head of Sale Carpets and Tapestries
A pair of late 19th century and later twelve light gilt brass mounted cut glass chandeliers
Probably attributable to F. & C. Osler
The alternating high and low undulating swans neck chip cut arms supporting petal and scallop edged urn nozzles and matching drip pans, all issuing from a diamond cut bowl shaped receiver above a similar smaller canopy with chip cut pendant spire and facetted ball terminal, the whole supported by a knopped and swept, and diamond cut composite ovoid urn central support surmounted by a corresponding ogee canopy, and strung and hung with chains of facetted circular droplets, and large and small faceted pear shaped drops, with alterations and additions 100cm drop, 70cm diameter approximately (2)
The alternating high and low undulating swans neck chip cut arms supporting petal and scallop edged urn nozzles and matching drip pans, all issuing from a diamond cut bowl shaped receiver above a similar smaller canopy with chip cut pendant spire and facetted ball terminal, the whole supported by a knopped and swept, and diamond cut composite ovoid urn central support surmounted by a corresponding ogee canopy, and strung and hung with chains of facetted circular droplets, and large and small faceted pear shaped drops, with alterations and additions 100cm drop, 70cm diameter approximately (2)
Footnotes
The Birmingham firm of F & C Osler, founded in 1807, was renowned for its large and elaborate crystal chandeliers, light fittings, and exhibition pieces, most notably the fountain created for the Great Exhibition of 1851. The company became celebrated for its refined glass cutting, exceptional craftsmanship, and its popularity in India, where it supplied lighting and glass furniture to the palaces of royalty and nobility. As demand for ornate crystal declined with the advent of electric light, the firm turned to producing metal light fittings, merging with Faraday & Son in 1919 before closing in 1965.