A George I style carved giltwood chandelier, eary 20th century, possibly by Lenygon & Co.

This boldly carved chandelier relates to a group of light fittings by the London firm of Lenygon & Co., the great Edwardian revivalists of 18th century cabinet making and design. They were expert copyists and (as Lenygon & Morant) produced a set of three giltwood chandeliers in 1939, which were presented to Queen Elizabeth for Windsor Castle. These were based on a famous set of six George II giltwood examples produced originally for Kensington Palace. The present chandelier is identical to another example by the firm, hanging in their showroom at 31 Old Burlington Street, London,(illustrated hanging in the 'Cedar Room'; Francis Lenygon, The Furniture and Decoration of English Mansions During the XVII. & XVIII Centuries, London, 1909, frontispiece).