A highlight of the sale held by Andrew Jones (25% buyer’s premium) in Los Angeles on February 23 was this impressive 24-light cut and moulded glass chandelier with a 6ft 6in (1.98m) drop.

Extracted from Antiques Trade Gazette | Anne Crane

It sold for a hammer price of $32,000 (£24,805), over five times the estimate.

The facetted stem and S-form arms of this piece are characteristics of the work of Perry & Co, the pre-eminent London firm of glass manufacturers that started life as Parker and Perry in the mid 18th century and had a number of royal and noble clients.