A SET OF FOUR BRONZE LANTERNS, of octagonal tapering design. Each 77cm high Provenance:

A SET OF FOUR BRONZE LANTERNS, of octagonal tapering design. Each 77cm highProvenance: Formerly hung as street lamps on O’Connell Street, Dublin C.1960’s/70’sIn 1937 Dublin Corporation installed a new system of public lighting in the city centre of the capital. One scheme focused on the traffic route while the other was for the pedestrian throughfare. They enlisted the help of a Parisian foundry to carry out the commission. The specific demands of the footpaths required them to be hung from tall doubled armed lamp posts. Dark green in colour, they blended seamlessly into the surroundings while their height allowed for maximum illumination on the dark city streets. The new lights were erected on O’Connell St., D’Olier St., Trinity College, Nassau St., Dame St., and Westmorland St.In the 1970’s the lighting was once again changed by the corporation and these lanterns in the sale represent an important artefact of Dublin’s architectural history.