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Birmingham Guild of Handicraft No 17 Wall Lights

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Birmingham Guild of Handicraft No 17 Wall Lights.

Inspired by Charles Robert Ashbee's example, a second Guild of Handicraft
was set up in Birmingham in 1890, with metalworker
Arthur Stansfeld Dixon as the leading spokesman.

A friend of William Morris, Dixon designed visually simple looking metalwork

with an emphasis on skilled hand work.

'A man should not be cut off from the full effect of his work...
if art is to live and not die, mens work must be so arranged
that they may be able to keep thier souls alive...
the craftsman must come before the merchant,
and the machine must be subservient to the hand of man.'

By Hammer & Hand

No 17 in the original Birmingham Guild Catalogue.

Supplied complete with a choice of hammered copper reflector shades or

Powell sea-green glass bell shades, period style filament bulbs,

specially turned cord grips & silk flex.

Size: 21" high x 7" wide

Pair in Stock

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