Pair of Large Coach Lights by Atkinson & Phillipson C.1890.

Name: Pair of Large Coach Lights by Atkinson & Phillipson C.1890.
Brand: Antique
SKU: SA494816
Availability: SoldOut

19th century

Sold by Collinge Antiques

Description

Impressively large pair of late 19th.c. coach lights by Atkinson & Phillipson of Newcastle Upon Tyne c.1890. Eight inch diameter brass bezel to the front with original bevelled glass. With secondary bevelled glass panels (also original) to the outer sides and a silvered interior to reflect the light. Clearly stamped for Atkinson & Phillipson on the candle holders, also marked The Excelsior Hughes Patent. Excellent condition, later paintwork to the bodies, original hinges and latches all working. Sold with a good pair of later wrought iron brackets painted to match. Could be wired for electric bulbs or would work well as garden lighting.

Atkinson & Phillipson were a long established coach builders who also produced railway carriages for George Stephenson. In the mid 1890.s they began to develop 'horse-less carriages', producing what they called a 'Steam Powered Motor-Carriage' in 1897.

Dimensions: width 8", depth 8", height 20".

Year: c.1890

Stock Number: 30796

Physical Dimensions

Height

51cm (20.08")

Width

21cm (8.27")

Depth

21cm (8.27")

Declaration

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.

Reference Numbers

Sellingantiques Reference

SA494816

Dealers Internal Reference

30796

Dealers Notes

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Description

Impressively large pair of late 19th.c. coach lights by Atkinson & Phillipson of Newcastle Upon Tyne c.1890. Eight inch diameter brass bezel to the front with original bevelled glass.

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With secondary bevelled glass panels (also original) to the outer sides and a silvered interior to reflect the light.

Collinge Antiques

Clearly stamped for Atkinson & Phillipson on the candle holders, also marked The Excelsior Hughes Patent. Excellent condition, later paintwork to the bodies, original hinges and latches all working. Sold with a good pair of later wrought iron brackets painted to match. Could be wired for electric bulbs or would work well as garden lighting.

fig 1. Pair of Large Coach Lights by Atkinson & Phillipson c.1890. — fig 1. Pair of Large Coach Lights by Atkinson & Phillipson C.1890.

Atkinson & Phillipson were a long established coach builders who also produced railway carriages for George Stephenson. In the mid 1890.s they began to develop 'horse-less carriages', producing what they called a 'Steam Powered Motor-Carriage' in 1897.

Dimensions: width 8", depth 8", height 20".

Year: c.1890

Stock Number: 30796

Physical Dimensions

Height

51cm (20.08")

Width

21cm (8.27")

Depth

21cm (8.27")

Date of Manufacture

Collinge Antiques has dated this piece to the 1890s.