Lot Essay
An original watercolor closely related to this design was sold in La Farge's Estate Sale in 1911, as part of a portfolio of decorative designs, lot 864. It is now in the collection of a private collector.
THE PROPERTY OF A LADY
A RARE LEADED GLASS WINDOW
Details
A RARE LEADED GLASS WINDOW
DESIGNED BY JOHN LA FARGE, POSSIBLY EXECUTED BY DONALD MACDONALD, CIRCA 1897
Finely leaded and plated to depict poppy buds and blooms in burgundy to white against variegated green foliage and azure blue skies, surrounded by decorative borders in colors of blue, amber, green and brown--window 47½in. (120.6cm.) x 41½in. (105.4cm.), 52½in. (133.3cm.) x 46in. (116.9cm.) including frame
DESIGNED BY JOHN LA FARGE, POSSIBLY EXECUTED BY DONALD MACDONALD, CIRCA 1897
Finely leaded and plated to depict poppy buds and blooms in burgundy to white against variegated green foliage and azure blue skies, surrounded by decorative borders in colors of blue, amber, green and brown--window 47½in. (120.6cm.) x 41½in. (105.4cm.), 52½in. (133.3cm.) x 46in. (116.9cm.) including frame
Provenance
Patrick W. Ford House, 1897
Subsequent owners of the house
Subsequent owners of the house