William Whitehouse & Co. Birmingham | Three-branch Arts &...

A very rare brass arts & crafts 3-branch chandelier by William Whitehouse & Company, Birmingham designed with strong art nouveau detailing. The restored electrolier now hangs with original vaseline-glass lampshadesof of the highest quality. The frame with reg Trade Mark and R.d mark 406599 for the year 1903. Provenance: See national archive photos for registered design of light. Dimensions/ Specifications: Ht.89cm/35in, W.64/25 Supplied with original ceiling rose Not Included: 3 x B.22  (4w or 6w) L.E.D candle/golf bulb (Available to purchase in our accessories department) screw fixings William Whitehouse & Company (Empire Works) Brueton Street, Birmingham William Whitehouse & Co. was a highly respected British brass founder and high-end lighting manufacturer The company operated during late Victorian, Edwardian, and Interwar eras but currently little more is know about the company. As a direct competitor to Best & Lloyd & W.A.S Benson they produced exceptional Arts & Crafts and Art Nouveau electrical lighting fixtures. Their pieces will sometimes be marked with registered designs but regretfully it doesn’t appear that their lights were ever signed.