James Powell & Sons | 2 Art Nouveau Wall Lights | England c.1905
£1,195.00
A pair of Brass wall lights of simple art nouveau form, each supporting an attractive vaseline-glass lampshade by James Powell & Sons. England c.1905
Max ht. 20cm/8in, Dpth.26/10, Backplate ht.10/4
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