Antique Gothic Gilt Bronze Hall Lantern

£7,500.00

Antique English gilt-bronze hall lantern. 19th century. George IV-period.

Measures:
H 2’3” (69 cm)
W 12 ½” (31 cm)
D 12 ½” (31 cm)

BHA 1163


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Description

A smart 19th-century Gothick (Gothic) gilt-bronze hall lantern.

English, George IV-period, circa 1820-1830.

In superb condition. Later adapted with a 3-way centre and wiring.

A chic Georgian antique addition to a hallway, entry, or foyer.

Measures:
H 2’3” (69 cm)
W 12 ½” (31 cm)
D 12 ½” (31 cm)

Nb:

A very similar Gothic lantern was sold by Dreweatts, Newbury, on 30th March 2021, lot 151 for £15,000.
An almost identical late-Regency period hexagonal lantern was sold at Christies, London, for £17,500 on 9th June 2011, lot 201. Dated 1820-1830.

Literature:

Gothic Revival architecture – Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gothic_Revival_architecture

Strawberry Hill – Horace Walpole’s Gothic castle – a Regency History guide by Rachel Knowles