19th and 20th Century Design - 3rd October 2012

Lot 1013

A pair of James Powell & Sons

Estimate £800 - £1,200

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Description

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.