pole screen
Object NamePair of Pole Screens
Artist
James Pearson
(English, b. Ireland, about 1740-1837 or 1838)
Made FromPlate Glass, Mahogany, Brass
Date1800
Place MadeEngland, London
TechniqueStained, enameled, gilded, assembled
SizeSee Individual Records
Accession Number2018.2.9
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPair of Pole Screens. Stained and enameled colorless plate glass, mahogany, gilded brass; assembled. Two circular reverse-painted glass panels mounted in brass frames with cotton(?) rope; each frame has a brass handle at top. Panels mounted on brass and mahogany stands with mahogany bases and three carved scroll feet. Each panel depicts a classical countryside landscape with architectural ruins: one with dogs, and a young man riding a white horse, and the other with two shepherds tending cattle.Provenance
Source
Sotheby's
- 2018-12-03
Sotheby’s London, Collections, sale L18305, October 31, 2018, Lot 362. Part of an Italian private collection, acquired in 1998 from Riccardo Frandi & Silvia Mazzcato Antiquari, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Sotheby’s London, Collections, sale L18305, October 31, 2018, Lot 362. Part of an Italian private collection, acquired in 1998 from Riccardo Frandi & Silvia Mazzcato Antiquari, Forte dei Marmi, Italy
Former Collection
Riccardo Frandi & Silvia Mazzcato Antiquari
- 1998
Former Collection
David Style
Illustrated in "Wateringbury Place, Maidstone, Kent, The Principal Rooms, Part II: The Property of David Style, Esq.", Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, 1 June 1978, lot 535
Illustrated in "Wateringbury Place, Maidstone, Kent, The Principal Rooms, Part II: The Property of David Style, Esq.", Christie, Manson & Woods Ltd., London, 1 June 1978, lot 535
about 1750-1770
Parent/Child