A set of 4 important silver-pated twin-arm wall lights  signed by The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft now complimented with original period straw-opalescent vaseline glass lampshades. England c.1900

Provenance: See B.G.H.  stamp to rear of bracket and photo of lights from original 1900 catalogue

Ht.(overall)25cm/10in, W.50/20, Dpth,50/20, Ht.(backplate)8/3, W.(backplate)7.2.75

Recommended: 8 x 6w L.E.D B22 Golf Ball Bulb (dimmable)

The Birmingham Guild of Handicraft 1888-1905

• Birmingham Guild of Handicraft was an Arts & Crafts organisation. Its motto was ‘By Hammer and Hand’.
• Around 1888 It began as a loose part of the Birmingham Kyrle Society, then became a more fully formed group within the Kyrle Society in 1890
• In 1895, the Guild set up as an independent workshop and limited company with the guidance of Edward R. Taylor.
• The Guild produced furniture and metal-ware, taking special advantage of the switch to electric lighting and the consequent need for new light fittings.
• Arthur Dixon was the chief designer and head of metalwork workshop. Other members were Albert Edward Jones and Thomas Birkett.
• Due to commercial pressures, there was a merger with E & R Gittins in 1905