An attractive three-branch arts & crafts electrolier by William Whitehouse & Co, Birmingham with marked R.D no.450082 for the year 1905. The delicate brass framework in an original bronze patina with each arm supporting pendant a reproduction opalescent-glass lampshade. Original chain and ceiling rose for suspension. England c1905

Provenance: see Natinal Archive photos.

Ht.(as displayed)80cm/31in, Ht.(min)63/25, W.43/17

William Whitehouse & Company (Empire Works)

Brueton Street, Birmingham

• William Whitehouse & Co. was a highly respected British brass founder and high-end lighting manufacturer
• The company operated during late Victorian, Edwardian, and Interwar eras but currently little more is know about the company.
• As a direct competitor to Best & Lloyd & W.A.S Benson they produced exceptional Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau electrical lighting fixtures.
• Their pieces will sometimes be marked with registered designs but regretfully it doesn’t appear that their lights were ever signed.