A pair of mid Victorian brass table lamps, by Messenger & Son, Birmingham, with gilt heightened foliate decoration on a patinated Gothic design column, wired for electricity, base stamped Messenger & Son, 52 cm high(2). Provenance: Christies, South Kensington, 19 February 2003, lot 480. Christies. The contents of Bronte house, the property of Leo Schofield, 9 December 2003, lot 247. Private Collection, NSW