A large, impressive satin-glass and brass neo-classical plafonnier very much in the style of Faraday & Son but apparently unsigned. The large cut-glass dish sat within a brass framework decorated with ram’s heads and swags encircling. The ceiling light maintains the original period chain, central hook and ceiling rose for suspension. England, c.1910

Dimensions/ Specifications:

• Ht.(as displayed)69cm/27in, Ht.(min)60/24, W.51/20 (Can be supplied with longer drop if required for additional charge)
• Supplied with original 4in ceiling rose

Not Included:

• 4 x B.22  (4w or 6w) L.E.D Candle Bulbs (Available to purchase in our accessories department)
• Ceiling or wall fixings 

Faraday & Son, London

• Robert Faraday was the brother of  Michael Faraday the well known pioneer scientist of electromagnetics.

•  Robert ran a gasfitter’s and lighting company in Wardour Street from as early as 1823

• After his father’s death his son James took over followed by his grandson Harold in 1875 when the company became known as Messrs. Faraday & Sons

• The firm’s entries for the Electric Light Fittings Exhibition in Edinburgh received a favourable review in The Art Journal of August 1890

•  In 1919, another company, specialising in chandeliers and Faraday’s merged to become Osler and Faraday Ltd, working from Wardour Street until 1925.