English crystal chandlier fragment 18th century parts of a once fine chandlier. (Lacking one candlearm, and various other pieces) H42" Dia.30" *Provenance: George Horace Lorimer, editor of the Saturday Evening Post (1899-1936), devoted much time and money to his art and antique collections, especially Americana and English fine and decorative arts, including extensive collections of English glass and crystal. In 1938, Lorimer left the Philadelphia Museum of Art a large collection of glass and crystal. According to Thomas B. K. Ringe of the law firm Morgan, Lewis & Bockius, Philadelphia, November 11, 1938, "The Director (of the Philadelphia Museum of Art) announced that through the bequest of George Horace Lorimer the Museum has now received about 600 pieces of English and American glass, from his collection of glass. There are seventy-six English pieces, including the finest of his English drinking glasses, headed by the famous 'Royal Oak'. To the best of our knowledge this is the finest body of English glass in America. The American glass includes notable groups of Stiegel, Jersey and other wares, forming perhaps the most representative collection in any museum." Members of the family retained some of the George Horace Lorimer English crystal and glass collection, and the remaining inventory was auctioned along with Lorimer's fine and decorative arts in 1944 by Parke-Bernet Galleries, Inc., in March and October. One of Lorimer's sons, Burford, retained a pair of girandoles, pair of sconces, and a chandelier for use in his country estate, Millhaven Plantation.