Attributed Faraday & Son, London | Large Adam-style Plafonnier...

A large, impressive satin-glass and brass neo-classical adam-style plafonnier attributed to Faraday & Son but apparently unsigned. The large cut-glass dish sat within a brass framework decorated with ram’s heads and swags encircling. The ceiling light maintains the original period chain, central hook and ceiling rose for suspension. England, c.1915-25 Dimensions/ Specifications: Ht.(as displayed)69cm/27in, Ht.(min)60/24, W.51/20 Supplied with the original 4in ceiling rose Height extendable for additional charge Not Included: 4 x B.22  (4w or 6w) L.E.D gandle/golf Bulbs (Available to purchase in our accessories department) screw fixings  Faraday & Son, London (1875-1925) Later Osler & Faraday Ltd, London & Birmingham (1925-1965) Robert Faraday was the brother of Michael Faraday the well known pioneer scientist of electromagnetics. Robert ran a gasfitters and lighting company in Wardour Street from as early as 1823. After his father’s death his son James took over followed by his grandson Harold in 1875 when the company became known as Messrs. Faraday & Son. The firm’s entries for the Electric Light Fittings Exhibition in Edinburgh received a favourable review in The Art Journal of August 1890. In 1919 F & C Osler, specialising in glass chandeliers, and Faraday began merging when finally in 1925 they officially became Osler and Faraday Ltd, working from Wardour Street until 1925. This was seen as a strategic union. F. & C. Osler(the glass masters) provided the financial backing and the manufacturing power in Birmingham, while Faraday & Son Ltd (the metalwork masters) provided the prestigious London connection and expertise in electrical engineering.