A pair of very impressive large English vaseline pendant lampshades by John Walsh Walsh of Birmingham. Both shades of matching glass, shape and size but with different patterns.

Shade 1 in the well documented abstract “Honeysuckle” design and shade 2 in a rarer flowing art nouveau floral design.

Both shades come with their original copper-plated galleries and chain for suspension. Both would make an ideal pair for any hallway or room. England c.1900

Provenance:

• See matching glass shade and patterm in Glass of John Walsh Walsh, Eric Reynolds, P.42, PL.7, reg.des.375896 (matching shade design)

Please Note:

• 2 available
• price for 1
• Available to buy individually or as a pair

Dimensions/ Specifications:

• Ht.(as displayed)70cm/27.5in, Ht.(shade & fit)33/13, Ht.(shade)24/9.5
• Supplied with 3in ceiling hook
• Height reducible

Not Included:

• 2 x B.22  (8w) L.E.D GLS bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
• Screw fixings

John Walsh Walsh (1850–1951)

Soho Glassworks & Vesta Glassworks (Lodge Road, Birmingham)

• John Walsh Walsh is considered one of Britain’s most influential glass manufacturing companies outside the Stourbridge Glass Quarter
• 1850: Birmingham entrepreneur John Walsh Walsh purchased the established Soho Glassworks on Lodge Road to produce his own soda water bottles.
• 1864: The founder John Walsh Walsh passed away, leaving the enterprise to be split among his children.
• 1879–1882: Following a family buyout, control transitioned to Walsh’s daughter Ellen and her husband Thomas Walker. They hired Lewis John Murray as manager, shifting production toward high-end cut crystal and art glassware.
• 1897: The company formally launched its highly iconic “New Opaline Brocade” range, which became heavily sought after for Art Nouveau lighting shades
• 1923: The factory site officially adopted the dual moniker of the Soho and Vesta Glass Works.
• 1926 (23 June): The iconic “WALSH” trademark was legally registered to combat cheap imitation imports from continental Europe.