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A patinated and parcel-gilt bronze hexagonal lantern 20th century, based on a design by Mayhew and Ince
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Description
- 120cm. high, 49cm. wide; 3ft. 11½in., 1ft 7¼in.
each panel with gothic-arched tracery and glazed sides, with a five branch candle-arm within
Catalogue Note
The form of this lantern is adapted from a design by John Mayhew and William Ince, illustrated in The Universal System of Household Furniture of 1762, pl.V, ( see illustration).
For comparison see Sotheby`s London, 7 July 1995, lot 3.