Lot 268
MANNER OF STEPHEN ADAM
TWO PAIRS OF ARTS & CRAFTS STAINED, PAINTED AND LEADED GLASS PANELS, CIRCA 1910
Decorative Arts: Design since 1860
Auction: 25 October 2017 at 11:00 BST
Description
the whole forming a blacksmithing scene in a landscape (4)
Dimensions
each panel approx. 36cm x 44cm
Footnote
Note: These glass panels, showing tradesmen, agricultural scenes and commerce are reminiscent of Stephen Adam's (1848-1910) work for the Maryhill Burgh Hall in 1878, where he created twenty stained glass panels depicting Glasgow workers. By supplanting holy saints for local people, Adam's elevated these subjects to allow the Victorian public to see everyday tasks of local industries in a whole new light. As well has having studied at the Glasgow School of Art (then the Haldene Academy), Adam established his own firm in 1870, and continued to produce the most prized works of stained glass in Glasgow until his death in 1910.