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James Powell & Sons, Whitefriars | Arts & Crafts Lantern | England c.1905
£1,095.00
A large rare flint-glass arts and crafts pendant lampshade by James Powell & Sons, Birmingham. Displayed with the original copper gallery, brass chain and arts and crafts “lily-pad” ceiling rose for suspension. England c1900
Ref: W.A.S Benson, Ian Hamerton, P.142, Plate 120 matching James Powell design flint -glass lampshade in W.A.S Benson light.
Ht.(as displayed)74cm/31in, Ht.(shade & fit)36/14, Ht.(shade023/9, W.13/5
Whitefriars Glass Company, London
James Powell & Sons
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In 1834 James Powell, then a 60-year-old London wine merchant and entrepreneur, purchased the Whitefriars Glass Company, a small glass-works off Fleet Street in London.
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Powell, and his sons Arthur and Nathanael, were newcomers to glass making, but soon acquired the necessary expertise and specialised in making church stain glass windows.
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During the latter part of the c.19th, the firm formed a close association with leading architects and designers. Whitefriars produced the glass that Phillip Webb used in his designs for William Morris
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By 1900 production lines of vaseline and opalescent glass-ware, including lampshades, were proving to be extremely successful with clients such as William Arthur Smith Benson using their glass in the design of their lights.
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The firm’s name was changed to Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd in 1919
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