Victorian chandelier by AWN Pugin, £12,500 at Bamfords.
Almost certainly made by John Hardman and Co, the Birmingham metalworking firm that produced most of Pugin’s furnishings and decorations, it is painted in red and gold with the inscription Adoremus in Aeternum Sanctissimum Sacramentum (Let us adore unto eternity the most holy sacrament).
The 3ft 2in (95cm) diameter chandelier was removed in the 1930s from St Giles Roman Catholic Church in Cheadle, one of more than 100 Anglican and Catholic buildings designed by Pugin as part of the great awakening of the early 19th century but also one of the most compete.
At St Giles – known locally as Pugin’s Gem – he was responsible for all aspects of the building, fittings and decoration completed between 1841-46.
Offered on January 23 at Bamfords (24.75% buyer’s premium) in Derby with a guide of £6000-8000, it took £12,500.
