A GEORGE II CUT GLASS CHANDELIER ATTRIBUTED TO JEROM JOHNSON
REF: FA1366
£ POA
An extremely rare eight light chandelier, suspended from a frefoil shackle. The stem of sphere form, decorated with shallow and re-entrant diamonds. The container issuing eight notch cut arms, with triple annulated knops and candle tubes, supporting slip-over drip pans. The chandelier terminating with a multi faceted finial.
- Height 96.48 cm / 38 "
- Diameter 93.94 cm / 37 "
- Year 1745
- Country England
- Provenance European Private Collection
- Literature Similar examples can be seen in The English Glass Chandelier by Martin Mortimer, and literature on page 112. The attribution to Jerom Johnson is based on the style of cutting to the chandelier know as diamonding which he frequently advertised, this style of cutting is not know in any other maker. It is also suggested that when he retired and sold the remains of his stock and equipment in 1761 that Parker may have taken over the business and connections before he arrived in fleet street 1762. An old trade card of Parkers (courtesy of the British museum) shows a chandelier of similar design elements, the wondering double kick and scroll arms of the same design along with the large sphere in the stem suggests this current chandelier was the basis for Parkers more elaborate evolution of the chandelier.
- Collections Two examples formally with Fileman Antiques can be seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts & The Art institute of Chicago
- Condition Two new replacement arms. Three arms with candle tube repair. Small Stem piece cracked with old rivet repair now stabilised. Five drip pans of later date possibly later Georgian replacements
