A rare twin-arm arts & crafts wall light attributed to Spital & Clark, Birmingham. The hand-crafted & riveted antique copper-plated frame holds pendant two reproduction vaseline shades produced here in the Uk. The light designed to run the cable externally down the wall directly to a plug. England c.1905-15 Provenance: Provided upon request Dimensions/ Specifications: Ht.(backplate)40cm/16in, W.(backplate)10/4, Dpth.29/11.5, W.(at 2 shades)26/10 Supplied with 2m flex and 13amp plug Not Included: 2 x B.22 (4w or 6w) L.E.D Golf Bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department) Screw fixings Spital & Clark (1907-1914) (Ernest Spital & Matthew Clark) Formerly Norman & Ernest Spittle(1897-1906) “Norman & Ernest Spittle” was founded by the aforementioned in 1887, specialising in arts & crafts metal-work design. The firm gained prestige early on, with their work featured in The Studio Magazine by 1900. After Norman’s untimely death in 1902 and a difficult legal battle involving their workshop space, Ernest continued the business alone for several years. In 1907 Matthew Clark joined him to form a new firm officially renamed “Spital & Clark” which operated out of Newhall Hill in Birmingham. Ernest strangely changed his name from Spittle to Spital at this same time possibly as part of the merger. By 1910 the firm had reached the peak of their fame, now specialising in arts & crafts lighting with offices in London, Cape Town & Wellington 1914: The firm merged with the renowned J.W. Singer & Sons of Frome, Somerset. Ernest Spital became a director of the combined company, and approximately 80 workers relocated from Birmingham to Somerset. Today Spital & Clark are considered one of Birmingham’s leading designers of early electric lighting alongside Best & Lloyd & William Whitehouse.