Large French Brass & Copper Lanterns

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Large French Brass & Copper Lanterns

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Large scale brass and copper lanterns with natural colouration. These have been restored and re wired and are ready to hang indoors / outside This style is mostly found in Paris as shown in the last image. France , circa 1930. Height - 89 cm W x D - 41.5 cm x 421.5 cm Public street lighting really began in the 17th century under the Sun King, Louis XIV. The lights were hung from ropes stretched across the streets. They consisted of a tallow candle in an iron-framed glass box. (Later, the candles were replaced with oil lamps.) There was even a plan to finance the system. Householders would pay a tax that covered both street cleaning and streetlighting (taxe des boues et des lanternes). This is one of the origins of today’s property tax – that necessary and unpopular civic obligation. At first, the system required residents to participate by lowering the rope from an upper floor when the lamplighters approached, signalled by the ringing of a bell. Bad idea. Householders were seldom available or willing to act when they were needed. Eventually, mechanisms that lowered the line from the ground were installed, and protected in a locked box that was accessible only to lamplighters (a job outsourced to freelancers by committees in each district of the city). Lamps attached to buildings were slightly less vulnerable. But in the Revolution, these gallows-like contraptions were used for hangings. When you heard the expression, “A la lanterne!” it meant somebody’s number was up. Please message if any further info or photos are required We are happy to work with you with your choice of shipping or we can of course obtain further quotes if required this includes UK or international Please view our other items we currently have on our profile New items loaded onto our profile weekly Track21 interiors Large Antiques Warehouse in Southampton UK

Dimensions:
Height: 89 in (226.06 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 41.5 in (105.41 cm)
Power Source:
Hardwired
Materials and Techniques:
Brass,Copper
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
1930
Condition:
Rewired: These have been re wired for internal or external use New Glazing. Wear consistent with age and use.
Seller Location:
Southampton, GB
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU8637237464132