Lot Essay
cf. Christie's New York, June 11, 1988, lot 417 for a comparable example of this model.
JOHN LA FARGE
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A LEADED GLASS FIRESCREEN
John La Farge
The central reserve panel depicting maple leaf boughs silhouetted against the moon within a secondary border of "faux" pebbles adjoining a primary border of opal glass, interspersed with "confetti" glass, in bracketed sections with flower blossoms composed of glass "jewels", the whole decorated in vivid colors, in a metal frame supported on claw and ball feet
28½in. (72.4cm.) high, 24 7/8in. (63.2cm.) wide
John La Farge
The central reserve panel depicting maple leaf boughs silhouetted against the moon within a secondary border of "faux" pebbles adjoining a primary border of opal glass, interspersed with "confetti" glass, in bracketed sections with flower blossoms composed of glass "jewels", the whole decorated in vivid colors, in a metal frame supported on claw and ball feet
28½in. (72.4cm.) high, 24 7/8in. (63.2cm.) wide