A large, impressive satin-glass and brass neo-classical plafonnier very attributed to Faraday & Son but apparently unsigned. The large cut-glass dish sat within a brass framework decorated with ram’s heads and swags encircling. The ceiling light maintains the original period chain, central hook and ceiling rose for suspension. England, c.1915-25

Dimensions/ Specifications:

• Ht.(as displayed)69cm/27in, Ht.(min)60/24, W.51/20
• Supplied with the original 4in ceiling rose
• Height extendable for additional charge

Not Included:

• 4 x B.22  (4w or 6w) L.E.D gandle/golf Bulbs (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
• screw fixings 

Faraday & Son, London (1875-1925)

Later

Osler & Faraday Ltd, London & Birmingham (1925-1965)

• Robert Faraday was the brother of Michael Faraday the well known pioneer scientist of electromagnetics.
• Robert ran a gasfitters and lighting company in Wardour Street from as early as 1823.
• After his father’s death his son James took over followed by his grandson Harold in 1875 when the company became known as Messrs. Faraday & Son.
• The firm’s entries for the Electric Light Fittings Exhibition in Edinburgh received a favourable review in The Art Journal of August 1890.
• In 1919 F & C Osler, specialising in glass chandeliers, and Faraday began merging when finally in 1925 they officially became Osler and Faraday Ltd, working from Wardour Street until 1925.
• This was seen as a strategic union. F. & C. Osler(the glass masters) provided the financial backing and the manufacturing power in Birmingham, while Faraday & Son Ltd (the metalwork masters) provided the prestigious London connection and expertise in electrical engineering.