pole screen
Object NamePole Screen
Artist(decoration)
James Pearson
(English, b. Ireland, about 1740-1837 or 1838)
Made FromPlate Glass, Mahogany, Brass
Date1800
Place MadeEngland, London
TechniqueStained, enameled, gilded, assembled
SizeOverall H: 120 cm; Screen Diam: 31.5 cm
Accession Number2018.2.9 B
Curatorial Area(s)
Exhibitions
In Sparkling Company: Glass and the Costs of Social Life in Britain during the 1700s
Fragile Beauty: Treasures from The Corning Museum of Glass
Not On View
Physical DescriptionPole Screen. Stained and enameled colorless plate glass, mahogany, gilded brass; assembled. Circular reverse-painted glass panel mounted in brass frame with cotton(?) rope; frame has a brass handle at top. Panel mounted on brass and mahogany stand with mahogany base and three carved scroll feet. Panel depicts a classical countryside landscape with architectural ruins and 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