Design - 18th October 2016
Lot 532
A rare and important brass and glass ceiling light probably designed by C.F.A. Voysey
Estimate £3,000 - £5,000 | Hammer £9500
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Description
A rare and important brass and glass ceiling light probably designed by C.F.A. Voysey, the shallow circular bowl pierced and worked with scrolling foliage, set with central green opalescent glass shade, the hanging wire with two brass knops, the domed ceiling rose pierced with flowerhead motif unsigned, 28cm. diam.
Literature
Wendy Hitchmough C.F.A Voysey, Phaidon, page 92 plate 17 for an original photograph of a comparable light hanging in the hall at New Place.
Catalogue Notes
An example of this light can be seen hanging in the hall of New Place in the contemporary photographs taken by Henry Irving, in 1897, and held in the RIBA collection.