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A 20th century wrought gate. Circa 1930
One of two 20th century painted wrought iron gates by the Bromsgrove Foundry made for a Shropshire Estate. Circa 1930.
The upper part of the gate surmounted by an owl flanked by c-scrolls, stylised hanged flowers and finials. The lower bars mounted with paired c scrolls and at each corner a floral motif.
The Bromsgrove Guild of Applied Arts was established in 1894 by Walter Gilbert who took over a foundry in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire. It was first involved with decorative ironwork, but the business soon expanded into a great many other fields. By 1900 Gilbert had gone into partnership with a Mr McCandlish and had taken over further premises in the town which housed bronze and lead foundries, as well as wood and stone carving studios. By 1908 they had established an outlet in London, and as a result of their most famous commission, the iron and bronze gates outside Buckingham Palace, they were issued with a Royal Warrant appointing them metal workers to Edward VII (an honour repeated two years later under George V). In 1921 the Guild became a limited company and continued to produce ironwork and a variety of garden ornaments for many years finally closing in 1966
