Lot 363
An American Gothic Wrought Iron and Tôle Lantern, c. 1889, rope twist iron structure, the arched window and quatrefoil panels surmounted by fleur-di-lis, retains original chain, height 51 in., diameter 23 in Provenance: Christ Church Cathedral Chapel, 2901 St. Charles Avenue, New Orleans. Sold for the Benefit of Christ Church Cathedral. Note: When Christ Church was founded in 1803, it was the first non-Roman Catholic church in the entire Louisiana Purchase Territory. The first three church buildings, designed respectively by Henry Boneval Latrobe (1816), James Gallier, Sr. and James H. Dakin (1835), and Thomas K. Wharton (1845), were all on Canal St. adjacent to the French Quarter. The fourth church building was designed by Lawrence B. Valk of New York, c. 1886, and built in the Garden District at 2901 St. Charles Avenue. Valk, who specialized in churches, published Church Architecture in 1873. The lantern offered here is an original fixture of the chapel. It was removed when the lighting was reconfigured during a renovation in the mid 20th century.
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