A set of four impressive Victorian brass wall lights circa 1895

the sconces and drip pans on knopped stems on scrolled branches issuing from an urn shape back plate



 

H. Avary Tipping, English Homes, Period IV – Vol. I, Late Stuart 1649-1714, London, 1920, p. 338;
James Lees-Milne, Baroque, Woodbridge, 1970, p. 82;
The Duchess of Devonshire, Chatsworth - The House, London, 2002, p. 104 illustrated in The Chapel

Very good condition with some surface wear. Wired internally for electricity. This will have to be checked by a qualified electrician before use. A very stylish article.
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Photographed in the Chapel, Chatsworth, circa 1880