A pair of neoclassical Adam-style twin-arm wall lights by an unknown designer, cast in brass with their original satin-glass lampshades engraved with swags and bows by John Walsh Walsh. England, c1910-20

Provenance:

• See registered design 500502 of shade in The Glass of John Walsh walsh by Eric Reynolds

Please Note:

• Price for the pair
• Not available to buy seperately

Dimensions / Specifications:

• Ht(at backplate).38cm/14ins, W.36/14, Dpth 23/9.

Not Included:

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