Lot 32
AFTER MARGARET MACDONALD (1865-1933) AND FRANCES MACDONALD (1873-1921)
COPPER AND ENAMEL WALL SCONCE
Auction: 15 June 2011 at 12:00 BST
Description
with two candle arms supporting nozzles and broad drip trays, the circular backplate repoussé decorated with opposed female figures centred by an applied enamelled roundel depicting an eye
Dimensions
70.5cm high x 40cm wide
Footnote
Provenance: Linda Rose Gallagher
Note: This copper sconce recalls the hallmarks of the Art Nouveau aesthetic in its demonstration of stylised line, abstract pattern and natural imagery, all realised through the same repoussé technique frequently employed by Glasgow artists at the end of the 19th century. The connection between the present lot and that of the Macdonald sisters is suggested by the close resemblance that the chief design components bear to those depicted in a sketch for a mirror frame from around 1897 and which forms part of the collection at the Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery in Glasgow (GLAHA 41951). A candlestick by the sisters and with the same provenance as the present lot sold in these rooms November 2010, lot 253.