Attributed A.G Stubbs for Jesson, Birkett & Co. | Arts & Crafts Hall Lantern | England c.1900
£1,195.00
An arts and crafts bronzed-copper and leaded glass hall lantern attributed to Jesson, Birkett & Co. England,c.1905
Ht.(lantern)34cm/13.5in, Ht.(inc.fitments) 53/21, W. 17/6.5
Provenance: see similar decorative leaf motif to top of lantern in final picture.
Faulkner Bronze Company/ Jesson, Birkett & Co. Ltd
1901-1910
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The Faulkner Bronze Company was formed in 1901 by the Directors, Fred. G. Faulkner, Thomas Birkett and Arthur. G. Jesson based in Tenby Street, Birmingham.
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The firm produced light fittings, copper wares and Loetz style glass wares enclosed in copper under the “Cobral Ware” mark, a process they patented in 1901.
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Thomas Birkett was a former member of the Birmingham Guild of handicraft and he was joined at Faulkner Bronze Company by other former Guildsmen, John Webster and A. E. Williams.
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Also at Faulkner Bronze was Spencer Humphrey, known for his repousse work, and designers, Bert Harvey and Anne Grisdale Stubbs. Anne was a star pupil and gold medallist at the Birmingham School of Art. She later married Thomas Birkett.
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The firm only lasted for a few years and was reconstituted as Jesson, Birkett & Co Ltd in 1904 when Fred Faulkner retired.
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The firm continued to make the most exquisite copper and mixed metal inkwells, cigarette boxes and light fittings, often using older Richard Llewellyn Rathbone designs.
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Anne G. Stubbs was clearly a key designer for the firm and her work was often illustrated in The Studio.
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The firm tended to use either enamels or Ruskin Pottery roundels for decoration.
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The firm wound up in 1910 and Thomas Birkett went on to work for Simplex Conduits Ltd in Birmingham.