£1,512
Auction: 12 October 2022 at 11:00 BST
stained painted and leaded glass, within later pine frame
Note: The artist, designer, decorator and art dealer Daniel Cottier (1838-1891) is acclaimed for his creative exploitation of the building and decorating boom of the late 19th century and his entrepreneurial founding of an intercontinental business empire in response. Cottier was born and raised in Glasgow, the ‘second city’ of the British Empire, where he established a reputation as an accomplished stained glass designer and business owner and soon became one of Scotland’s most innovative decorators. Encouraged by his growing success, Cottier founded ‘Cottier & Co.’ in London in 1869 with one of its specialities being the design and manufacture of stained glass in churches, public buildings and private homes. In the following decade, Cottier’s glass palette was increasingly marked by the richer and darker colours associated with the Aesthetic Movement, of which he became a key exponent. The peacock, sunflower and lily became popular adornments of ‘The House Beautiful’ during this artistic period, and feature prominently in Cottier’s glass designs. In particular, the peacock became a prevailing icon of the Aesthetic movement for its colour and splendour which perfectly matched the movement’s goal to produce and experience “art for art’s sake”.