An unusual and rare arts and crafts gas-lantern (now converted to electricity). The frame, by an unknown designer, constructed in wrought-iron, brass and copper. It comes with a fabulous original vaseline glass gas lampshade by John Walsh Walsh of Birmingham. The design to the glass in his distinctive “honeysuckle” pattern. England c.1900

Ht.46cm/18in, Ht.(shade)14/5.5, W.15/6

Recommended: 8w=75w | LED GLS Lamp B22 | Non-Dimmable

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.