Lot 404
A Regency Gilt Bronze and Cut Crystal Ten-Light Chandelier, c. 1820, attributed to John Blades (English, d. 1829), many of the gilt bronze elements stamped B with a numeral, many of the glass collars etched B, stem with multiple tiers and glass collars, upper circlet issuing five arms with bellflower pendant chains, lower reticulated circlet issuing candle arms, tiered rings below, faceted globular pendant, the whole extensively hung with prisms and crystal swags, height 64 in., diameter 38 in Provenance: Purchased by Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy for his residence in Bombay; purchased from his descendents in the 1960s by Albert Nestle, New York; sold to Reading Museum, Reading, PA in 1971; deaccessioned by the museum. Note: John Blades first appears in the 1783 London Guide at 5 Ludgate Hill where he remains until his death. The firm achieved acclaim abroad and eventually has a branch, Blades and Matthews, in Calcutta. Reference: The English Glass, Chandelier, Martin Mortimer, 2000, pp. 134, 136.
Starting Bid: $17000
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