19th and 20th Century Design - 03 Oct 2012
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A pair of James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars glass straw opal glass oil lamps, the wrought ironwork by W/.A.S Benson, unsigned lamps 21cm. high
Literature
Lesley Jackson Whitefriars Glass Richard Dennis Publications, page 31 plate 79 for a comparable oil light made by Powell. Lesley Jackson states that Powell produced a range of glass oil lamps were retailed by Liberty & Co and are illustrated in an 1899 catalogue.