A fabulous arts and crafts brass and copper electrolier of the highest quality. The lightly-hammered “martele” metalwork comes with distinctively designed arms attributed to The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft. The light supports pendant three exceptionally rare vaseline-glass lampshades probably by James Powell & Sons shot through with green opalescence shading to pink and a rare brown colouration. England c.1900

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Dimensions / Specifications:

• Ht.81cm/32in, Diam.60/24
• Supplied with the original ceiling rose

Not Included:

•  3 x B.22  (4 or 6w) L.E.D candle/golf bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
• Screw fixings

The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft 1888-1919

• Birmingham Guild of Handicraft was a pivotal Arts and Crafts organisation that, unlike many of its contemporaries, successfully balanced high-end craftsmanship with commercial viability.
• The Guild adopted the motto “By Hammer and Hand”, reflecting its dedication to traditional hand-working techniques.
• Around 1888 It began as a loose part of the Birmingham Kyrle Society, then became a more fully formed group within the Kyrle Society in 1890
• In 1895, the Guild set up as an independent workshop and limited company with the guidance of Edward R. Taylor.
• The Guild produced furniture and metal-ware, taking special advantage of the switch to electric lighting and the consequent need for new light fittings.
• Arthur Dixon was the chief designer and head of the metalwork workshop. Other members were Albert Edward Jones and Thomas Birkett.
• Due to commercial pressures, there was a merger with E & R Gittins in 1905
• Their lighting is notable by its very simplistic almost industrial design and regularly more decorative arts & crafts lighting is misrepresented as being made by the guild.