Attributed to Henry Holiday (British, 1839-1927): A good collection of leaded and painted stained glass window panels comprising a set of three windows depicting the Crucifixion together with a pair windows depicting Christ Blessing the Children All removed from St George's Perry Hill Church, Forest Hill, South East London (demolished 1999) The set of three window panels of twin sectional form, the larger upper sections with triple arched lancet tops, the central panel depicting Christ on the cross, flanked to the left by the 'bad thief' Gestas and to the right by 'good thief' Dimas, all beneath crocketed architectural devices, the figures below the scene including the Virgin and St John to the central panel and Mary Magdalene to the left panel, the lower panels with corresponding crocketed decoration above dedication texts, reading from left to the right hand panel Temporary Church built with nominal district 1871 * Rev. J. Monk MA Vicar Designated, This window presented by James Clegg * W R Bell? And Julie his wife, AD 1880, and Permanent Church consecrated and District Assigned 1880, Revd D. Narding M A? first Vicar the pair of windows of similarly shaped twin sectional form, Christ depicting to the left hand panel, surrounded by the figures of mothers, children and the disciples within a naturalistic setting, together with two odd and unrelated fragmentary pieces from another window, the set of three windows comprising three upper arched rectangular panels, each 152cm high, 50cm wide, and three lower rectangular panels, each 36cm high, 50cm wide (each complete window, 188cm high, 50cm wide), the pair of windows comprising two upper arched panels, each 99cm high, 50cm wide, and two lower rectangular panels, each 37cm high, 50cm wide (each complete window, 136cm high, 50cm wide), the two odd fragments, 62cm, high, 47cm wide, and 42cm high, 47cm wide (12 panels (the panel for the Crucifixion now in two fragmentary pieces)) Footnotes: To be sold on behalf of the St George's Perry Hill Church. The amount raised will go towards supporting their work in Catford and Forest Hill, London St George'e Perry Hill Church was designed by the architect William C Banks and originally constructed between 1878 and 1880. It served the local community for over a century before severe structural settlement on low lying ground necessitated its demolition in 1999. The church was noted for its collection of stained glass designed by Henry Holiday who was a pivotal figure in the Victorian stained glass revival and succeeded Edward Burne Jones as the chief designer for James Powell and Sons Whitefriars Glass. Holiday was a multi talented artist associated with the Pre Raphaelite movement and was known for his work as a painter sculptor and illustrator including his famous illustrations for Lewis Carroll. His stained glass is distinguished by its classical elegance and a focus on naturalistic human forms which departed from the more rigid medieval styles of his contemporaries. Holiday was responsible for producing the window glass at St George's when the church was first built and further glass was later commissioned as shown by the differing dates in the offered lots. These pieces dated 1880, 1912 and 1918 respectively show work from two distinct periods with the later examples potentially also by Holiday. The 1880 glass was undoubtedly designed by Holiday during his tenure at James Powell and Sons between 1863 and 1891 and installed upon the church completion. During this period Holiday, however, grew increasingly frustrated by the commercial studio system where his designs were executed by firm craftsmen using machine pressed glass. As such, if the 1912 and 1918 glass is also by Holiday it would have been created after he founded his own independent workshop at Church Row in Hampstead in 1891 to seek total creative control. Certainly, Holiday's later pieces represented his mature Arts and Crafts style so it does seem likely that these windows utilise his own hand made pot metal glass for superior depth and vibrant colour if that is the case. Following the demolition of the original structure, much of Holiday's stained glass, including the magnificent rose window, was salvaged and conserved by Benyon Stained Glass for incorporation into the new building. Other significant pieces were also integrated into the red brick church designed by Thomas Ford and Partners, which opened on St George's Day in 2005, although not all of the original glass could be reused. 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