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Object NameWall Light
Manufacturer F. & C. Osler (English Manufacturer, active 1807-1922)
Made FromGlass, Brass
Dateabout 1860-1880
Place MadeEngland, Birmingham
TechniqueBlown, cut, pressed, gilded, assembled
SizeOverall H: about 66 cm, W: about 64 cm, D: about 58 cm
Accession Number2014.2.6 A
Curatorial Area(s)
On ViewEuropean Gallery
Interpretive Notes
The British company F. & C. Osler produced monumental glass furnishings in Birmingham, England, for Indian clients during much of the British colonization period (1858–1947). This wall light was reputedly in the collection of the Maharaja of Bikaner, and a matching chandelier, which can be seen in these galleries, was originally purchased by the Nizam of Hyderabad in southern India.
Physical DescriptionWall Light. Transparent deep emerald green and yellow-green glass, gilding, brass; blown, cut, pressed, gilded, assembled. Wall light with three curving arms with large tulip-shaped shades with gilded decoration of leaves and band at rim.
Provenance
Source Youhana Sabi - 1970-2014-08-20
Acquired by current owner from a dealer in Mumbai, India during the 1970s, who stated the wall lights had been in the collection of the Maharajah of Bikaner.
No record of prior loss or theft, according to the Art Loss Register (see attached report).
In addition provenance inquiries were made of the present owner, and the information above was provided. The Getty Research Institute�s German Sales Catalogs, 1930-1945 were also consulted online, and there were no such objects listed. One of the few Nazi loot databases that contains any reference to decorative arts (albeit in small numbers), is that of the Jeu De Paume Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg database. This resulted in non-reference to the objects proposed here for acquisition.
Likewise an online search was also carried out via the Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property, 1933-45 in the UK, and no match results were found for the objects concerned.
Former Collection Maharajah of Bikaner
Acquired by current owner from a dealer in Mumbai, India during the 1970s, who stated the wall lights had been in the collection of the Maharajah of Bikaner.
No record of prior loss or theft, according to the Art Loss Register (see attached report).
In addition provenance inquiries were made of the present owner, and the information above was provided. The Getty Research Institute�s German Sales Catalogs, 1930-1945 were also consulted online, and there were no such objects listed. One of the few Nazi loot databases that contains any reference to decorative arts (albeit in small numbers), is that of the Jeu De Paume Einsatzstab Reichsleiter Rosenberg database. This resulted in non-reference to the objects proposed here for acquisition.
Likewise an online search was also carried out via the Central Registry of Information on Looted Cultural Property, 1933-45 in the UK, and no match results were found for the objects concerned.

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