Lot 3
A. W. N. PUGIN (1812-1852) FOR JOHN HARDMAN & CO., BIRMINGHAM
TWO GOTHIC REVIVAL BRASS DOOR GRILLES, DESIGNED FOR THE PALACE OF WESTMINSTER CIRCA 1845
Auction: 31 October 2018 at 11:00 GMT
£750
Description
each with elaborate pierced decoration (2)
Dimensions
54cm x 23cm and 55cm x 30cm
Footnote
Literature: Riding, Christine and Jacqueline 'Palace of Westminster', pub. London 2000, page 125 for similar example.
Note: These grilles were designed by Pugin to protect the glass on the doors of the new Palace of Westminster, for which he designed the interiors from 1844.