BY JAMES POWELL OF WHITEFRIARS GLASS FACTORY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY INCORPORATING MEDIEVAL AND LATER GLASS FRAGMENTS

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A VICTORIAN COMPOSITE STAINED AND LEADED GLASS PANEL
BY JAMES POWELL OF WHITEFRIARS GLASS FACTORY, SECOND HALF 19TH CENTURY INCORPORATING MEDIEVAL AND LATER GLASS FRAGMENTS
The central panel depicting a male saint holding a tablet, in a later stained wood frame
51 x 37¾ in. (130 x 96 cm.) high

來源

The studio of the Whitefriars glass factory.

注意事項

This lot is offered without reserve. No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 15% will be added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis.

拍品專文

James Powell & Sons were not only Britain's longest running glass house but they were also the most productive and innovative embracing new styles and demands. James Powell, a London wine merchant and entrepreneur purchased the factory in 1834. Most of their early production consisted of stained glass windows for the hundreds of Victorian churches being erected throughout the country. Towards the end of the century they worked with the leading architects and designers of the period including Edward Burne Jones, William de Morgan and Philip Webb who designed glass for William Morris. In 1875, James Powell's grandson, Harry James Powell, joined the firm. Harry had specialised in Chemistry at University and it was through his innovations in glass techinology, most notably heat resistant glass that the firm became the leaders in their field. In 1919 James Powell & Sons changed its name to Powell & Sons (Whitefriars) Ltd. and in 1923 they moved to Wealdstone in West London.