HENRY HOOPER & CO. NO. 457 TYPE GILDED-BRASS FOUR-ARM CHANDELIER, central shaft with a reeded top connected to an acanthus and vintage molded lower half and terminating in an urn-form support for arms, each arm supported by an ornamental chain with ring and alternating floral ornamentation, acanthus leaf arms with circular font supports, vintage patterned ceiling mount plate. Fitted with four colorless pyriform fonts, each with brass cup to base and a No. 1 fine-line collar with reducer, one example with shoulder embossed "E. P. DODGE. 8 TREMONT ST BOSTON". Each font fitted with a period No. 2 Holmes, Booth & Haydens / E. F. Jones lip burner, thumbwheel marked "HOLMES BOOTH & HAYDENS / PAT JAN 24/60 / E. F. JONES PAT. JANY 11/59", Nielson deflector, brass shade ring with coining, cut and engraved Oregon shades with matching floral pattern and colorless Acme lip chimneys. Henry N. Hooper & Company. Circa 1850-1860. Chandelier 30 1/2" HOA, 23 3/4" DOA. Fonts 5 3/4" H to top of collars, 5" DOA.

Literature: Frame parallels Gowitt - 19th Century Elegant Lighting, p. 32, upper illustration, bottom right. Font parallels Thuro III, p. 37f.

Provenance: Collection of Suzanne Richie, Woodstock, NY.

Excellent condition, chandelier with some minor expected corrosion and wear to gilding, fonts undamaged. Two shades with fitter chips, remaining setup components undamaged except for some very minute denting to one shade ring.