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Pair of Lustres Victorian Circa 1880
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Pair of Lustres Victorian Circa 1880

19th century
Description

A good pair of Opaline Victorian Lustres in fantastic original condition with no losses or additions, chips or cracks, a rare find for something around 140 years old.

This outstanding pair have a very restrained look with lovely prism drops and gilt highlighting.

For other decorative items please view our stock page here, or for a more extensive inventory please visit our website.

www.frankcraigantiques.com.

Date of Manufacture

Frank Craig Antiques has dated these Victorian Glass Mantel Lustres to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Check ID 09056251
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to THE VICTORIAN ERA:
Cut glass prism drops hung on wire pins: late Victorian mantel decoration.
Gilding rubbed along the scalloped rim and foot: handling over many years.
Turned brass candle insert inside the cup: Victorian assembly.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Physical Dimensions
Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Reference Numbers
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SA1150893
Dealers Internal Reference
1681
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Description
A good pair of Opaline Victorian Lustres in fantastic original condition with no losses or additions, chips or cracks, a rare find for something around 140 years old.

This outstanding pair have a very restrained look with lovely prism drops and gilt highlighting.

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For other decorative items please view our stock page here, or for a more extensive inventory please visit our website.
Frank Craig Antiques

www.frankcraigantiques.com.

Date of Manufacture

Frank Craig Antiques has dated these Victorian Glass Mantel Lustres to the Victorian era.

Independent Date Report ID 09056251
Dealer's Item DateVictorian era
Sellingantiques datingVictorian era
Sellingantiques agingItem 125-160 years old
Test ResultsPassed dating check
Why Sellingantiques dated this piece to the Victorian era:
Cut glass prism drops hung on wire pins: late Victorian mantel decoration.
Gilding rubbed along the scalloped rim and foot: handling over many years.
Turned brass candle insert inside the cup: Victorian assembly.

This is an independent date report produced by Sellingantiques using its own proprietary system. The process uses the photographs shown on this page. The system is never told the date the dealer has declared. This report shows that the two dates corroborate.

Height
30cm (11.81")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
15cm (5.91")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1150893
Dealers Internal Ref
1681
Frank Craig Antiques
Frank Craig Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2018

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A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms.
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Archive I A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms.

Pair of Lustres Victorian Circa 1880

Archive II A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View II
Archive III A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View III
Archive IV Scale Reference for A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms.
Archive V A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View V
Archive VI A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View VI
Archive VII A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View VII
Archive VIII A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms. View VIII
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A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms.
Pair of Lustres Victorian Circa 1880
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A pair of Victorian frosted white glass lustres featuring crenellated gilt-rimmed tops and suspended clear cut-crystal spearhead prisms.
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Cataloguer’s note

Written by Sellingantiques from the dealer’s photographs and listing
  • ObjectLustres
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialFrosted Glass, Cut Crystal, Gilt
  • ColourWhite, Clear, Gold
  • MotifsCrenellated rims, Spearhead prisms, Gilt highlights, Pedestal bases
  • SizeH 30 cm (12 in) x W 15 cm (6 in) x D 15 cm (6 in)

This pair of Victorian lustres from circa 1880 comprises two matching ornamental table vessels made from white frosted opaline glass with clear cut-crystal components and gold-coloured highlights. Each piece stands on a circular pedestal base supporting a slender turned stem, topped by a wide bowl with a crenellated rim. Suspended from the rim of each vessel are multiple hanging crystal prisms in octagonal and faceted spearhead shapes, attached by wire loops. The glass bodies display painted gilt bands around the rims, stem collars, and base edges, alongside visible wire attachments and hanging crystal drops. Each piece measures 30 cm high, 15 cm wide, and 15 cm deep. Items of this type suit placement on a mantelpiece or sideboard in a traditional living room or dining room as decorative accessories. They can stand as decorative focal points on flat display surfaces within period interiors, adding reflective glass elements and metallic gold accents to traditional room schemes.

FAQs

Victorian glass mantel lustres are decorative nineteenth-century glass vessels designed to reflect and amplify light using suspended cut glass or crystal prisms, traditionally displayed in pairs upon a fireplace mantelpiece.

These pieces were produced using blown or moulded glassoften frosted, opalescent, or colouredaccented with hand-applied gilding or enamel decoration, and fitted with heavy cut lead crystal drops suspended by wire hooks.

Authentic Victorian examples feature hand-faceted crystal prisms attached via wire connections, original hand-painted gilt borders showing minor rubbing, and polished or ground bases typical of late nineteenth-century glass production.

These decorative objects are positioned symmetrically on a fireplace mantel, sideboard top, or central dining table to catch both natural daylight and artificial evening light.

Dust the surfaces gently with a soft, lint-free microfiber cloth, and carefully detach the crystal drops to clean them individually in warm water while avoiding wet contact with gilded areas.
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