A Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Philip was the only food

Philip was the only food critic in foxdom in the early twentieth century that was worth his salt

very black eyes

This piece must have been damaged reasonably early in its life as the method of repair has not been used for a long time

of a broad main border and several lesser borders

This was in addition to the bible and prayer books

A Large 19thC French Brass Rococo Revival Hanging Hall Lantern c.1880 sub-Beth Carter @ Doe & Hope Philip was the only foodOrigin: FrenchPeriod: 3rd RepublicProvenance: UnknownDate: c. 1880Diameter: 16Height: 34The attractive brass hanging lantern of shaped pentagonal form in the eighteenth century Louis XV manner, being almost three feet high, the open scrolled frame having a beautifully aged verdegris patination with rococo style scroll mounts and pierced cartouches, the whole surviving from nineteenth century France. The lantern is in as found condition with the piece