Pair of Continental Bronzed-Spelter Gasoliers

A very fine pair of mid-Victorian parcel gilt bronze oil lamps, by Hinks, each modelled as a bearded warrior dressed in the style of a Saxon king with a crowned helmet, broadsword and double-headed battle axe, standing in front of a slender scroll support surmounted by a cut glass oil reservoir, all set on a shaped ormolu base encircled with a victor’s wreath of oak leaves, and raised on an octagonal bronze base, converted to electricity, stamped ‘Hinks & Sons Patent’ on the fitting. English, circa 1860. Footnote: James Hinks (1816-1905). Leaving home at 16 he tried many trades from wood turning, japanning, brush making, die sinking, medal making and even being a pub landlord, before manufacturing oil lamps. Working from the Crystal Lamp Works, Great Hampton Street, Birmingham, he was joined by his son Joseph and renamed the company ‘James Hinks and Son in 1862’. They won a patent for ‘improvements in lamps’ the following year and swiftly launched the ‘Patent Duplex Lamp...

A large pair of onyx and ormolu lamps, each with a central fluted column surmounted by a sconce and supporting six further ornate branches of lights, all r...

A pair of good Napoleon III rouge marble vases, each mounted in ormolu with a pair of square bracket handles and collars of pointed leaves, now fitted for electricity. French, circa ...

A pair of French pate-sur-pate ceramic oil lamps, of globular form with applied white flowers and leafy tendrils on a blue ground, with high quality o...

A pair of French bronze wall-lights, each in the form of classical torch with a flambé top supporting three arms, decorated with stop-fluting and classical motifs, now fitted for ele...

A set, each of these four fine French gilt wall lights includes a strapwork cartouche centred on a female mask below a leaf and urn finial and four supporting c-scroll brackets. Sign...

1910s Bronze effect spelter table lamp of lion prowling past a a tree. The original shade is balanced at the top of the tree and secured in place with a feature brass finial. The tab...

Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Deer motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. And fitting E14 ...

Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Bird motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. Rewiring and Fi...

Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Bird motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full working order. Rewiring and Fi...

Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Birds motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full wo...

Stunning French Art Deco table lamp Gorgeous glass globe shade. With Spelter Dog motif. Sitting on a marble base. In excellent condition and in full worki...