A Regency style brass and cut-glass eight-light chandelier, 19th century, in the manner of William Mosse
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May 26, 03:18 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
A Regency style brass and cut-glass eight-light chandelier, 19th century, in the manner of William Mosse
the corona hung with drops and strings of faceted drops issuing from a tier below around a central shaft, the spirally twisted shaped arms with nozzles and drip-pans hung with drops, the lower tiers with a cascade of drops ending with a knop finial
approximately 128cm. high, 79cm diameter; 4ft. 2½in., 2ft. 7in.
William Mosse was registered as an Essex Street-based cut glass manufacturer in the Dublin trade directories for the years 1823-1826. For further discussion of a chandelier of similar form attributed to Mosse, see Martin C F Mortimer's article 'Irish Glass', The Antique Collector, August 1974, pp.48-52.
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