Lot 289
Estimate: £300 - £500
Auction: Lots 1 to 336 | 16th October at 10am
cast iron (adapted from a larger light base), later modern shade, cast mark to base BEST & LLOYD/ HANDSWORTH/ BIRMM
53cm high to base of fitting
Note: Best & Lloyd was founded in 1840 in Birmingham, England, manufacturing candle lamps and by 1900 had become the largest lighting manufacturer in the world with showrooms in London, Paris and New York. In 1928, founder Robert Best’s grandson Robert Dudley Best designed the iconic Bestlite range, still in production today.