Gilt-mounted frosted and cut glass Ceiling Light by Osler
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Gilt-mounted frosted and cut glass Ceiling Light by Osler
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Gilt-mounted frosted and cut glass Ceiling Light by Osler:
the bowl with frosted interior and cut with double petal pattern on the outside; in classical mount suspended on four decorative chains from top crown also with petal motif.
English, circa 1910, by the well-known firm F.& C.Osler of Birmingham and London and restored.
| Height: | 32" | - | 81cm |
| Width: | 26" | - | 66cm |
Glossary Words
gilded, gilt
A very thin layer of gold applied to brass or bronze.
Osler & Co. (F & C)
Founded in Birmingham, England, in 1807, F & C Osler produced some of the most magnificent and imaginative items ever to come from a glass manufacturer. Thomas Osler, his sons, Follett and Clarkson, and after 1831, his nephew Abraham, were known for their exquisitely cut glass, often combined with fine gilded-metal mounts and framework, produced by their own craftsmen. From about 1840, they had established good contacts with the Middle East and had a gallery in Calcutta, India. Osler made an extravagant cut glass fountain for the centre of The Great Exhibition in 1851. They continued making chandeliers of the highest quality until well into the 20th century. In 1924, they took over the well-known lighting manufacturer Faraday Ltd. and went on producing light fittings until the 1970s.
