Substantial Pair of Thirty-Light Antique Victorian Chandeliers by Perry & Co

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Substantial Pair of Thirty-Light Antique Victorian Chandeliers by Perry & Co

About the Item

A magnificent pair of chandeliers originally designed for use with gas, they have been adapted to hold wax candles, each of the five arms holding six candles and can be wired for electricity if required. Restoration works included the manufacture of new lead crystal pieces which were hand cut to replace any that had been damaged beyond repair or lost and turn up any corresponding metalwork. A majority of the original metalwork was still present and useable and just required re-gilding and lacquering. Each chandelier weighs 157kg. They were likely made by Perry & Co. for the Manchester Assembly Rooms when they opened in its Cheetham Hill Road location in 1857. The building was designed by architects Mills and Murgatroyd with interior design by John Gregory Crace, who had worked on buildings including Windsor Castle and Buckingham Palace. The Rooms hosted a variety of dances and balls in splendid style, attended by all the wealthiest socialites for almost 100 years, but by the mid-1900s the wealthy moved to the suburbs of Manchester. The building was bought 1960 by the former Lord Mayor of the city (Alderman J Fitzimmons), but unfortunately it was not to continue holding dances and banquets, but to store tyres in for his motor business. Sadly the chandeliers that hung in each of the three domed compartments were not the most convenient fittings for the intended business and so were swiftly dismantled and removed as were all of the original fixtures and fittings by 1966, in the subsequent years the building was demolished and turned into a petrol station. Please note restoration works are still taking place on the second chandelier so these are not immediately available.

Creator:
Perry & Co (Manufacturer)
Dimensions:
Height: 124.02 in (315 cm)Diameter: 75.99 in (193 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 2
Style:
Victorian (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Crystal,Hand-Crafted
Place of Origin:
United Kingdom
Period:
1850-1859
Date of Manufacture:
Mid-1850s
Condition:
Wear consistent with age and use. Original glass pieces and metalwork are in excellent condition for the age of the piece. Replacement pieces are faithful reproductions cut by our skilled glass cutters and are hard to identify from the original pieces.
Seller Location:
Bredgar, GB
Reference Number:
Seller: CS1960 - Manchester chandeliers1stDibs: LU289739398853