A brass and vaseline glass art nouveau hall or porch lantern. The glass shade of cylindrical form designed by Henry.G.Richardson & Sons of Stourbridge in their classic “Horse Chestnut” pattern. England c.1900

Ht.(lantern)30cm/12in, Ht.(incl. Chain) 49/19.5, Diam.14/5.5

Stourbridge Glass, Birmingham

Thomas Webb & Sons, Henry G. Richardson & Sons,  Stevens & Williams, John Walsh Walsh

• The industry was established at the beginning of the 17th century by glass-makers from Lorraine in north-eastern France

• The industry grew and evolved for the next 275 years and glass from Wordsley, Amblecote and Brierley Hill is recognised as amongst the finest in the world

• Birmingham Lighting designers such as Best & Lloyd, Faraday & Sons, Osler & Co, James Hinks & Son and Messenger & Sons employ the Stourbridge factories to produce the glass-ware for their lights.

• Mostly it is impossible to say which firm produced a particular lampshade but some patterns were registered/catalogued and can therefore occasionally be attributed.