An exceptional British Arts & Crafts three-light ceiling electrolier, dating from the Edwardian period circa 1900–1910 . This rare piece beautifully captures the transitional crossover era, blending the structural honesty of the Arts & Crafts movement with the fluid, organic ornamentation of Art Nouveau. The lamp complemented with 3 “Brocade” patterened vaseline-glass lampshades of the highest quality by John Walsh Walsh, Birmingham. England c.1900-10

Provenance:

• See registered brocade pattern in The Glass of John Walsh Walsh by Eric Reynolds

Dimensions/ Specifications:

• Ht.56cm/22in, Diam.64/25
• Supplied with replacement 3in ceiling hook
• Not extendable or reducible

Not Included:

• 3 x B.22  (4w or 6w) L.E.D golf/candle bulbs (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.