
A set of three early 20th century leaded and painted stained glass window panels depicting St Michael slaying the serpent flanked by two further figures depicting St George holding a staff and St Maurice together with a further similar window panel possibly depicting Mary and Joseph The first three window panels possibly attributable to Rupert Corbould (1866-1927) of A. O. Hemming & Co. or perhaps Percy Bacon (1860-1935) and removed from St George's Perry Hill Church, Forest Hill, South East London (demolished 1999) where they were originally set into the tripartite window on the North aisle side, circa 1912-1915 The set of three window panels each of sectional form, the upper sections of triple arched lancet form, the central and lower panels depicting St Michael holding a shield emblazoned with the Cross of St George and a lancet, the lower panel also with a memorial text reading To the Glory of God and in loving memory of William Middlebrook Bishop, formerly Sidesman of this Church who fell asleep March 16th 1900, RIP. Erected by his widow March 17 1912., the other central and lower panels depicting figures of St George holding a staff and St Maurice holding a St George flag, the lower panels also including titles SAINT GEORGE and SAINT MAURICE, the single window, circa 1918, possibly also removed from St Georges but its original whereabouts within the church unknown, similarly with an upper triple lancet arched section, the middle and lower panel depicting male and female figures within a garden landscape showing olives, grapes and lilles, the background possibly depicting a lake, the lower panel also reading To the Glory of God in Loving Memory of Edmund Kelly for 5 years honorary sacristan of this church 1913-1918, erected by his parents, All Saints Day 1918, the set of three windows the set of three windows, each 145cm high, 50cm wide approximately, the single window of similarly but slightly smaller size (12) Footnotes: St George's 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 painter, illustrator, and designer Henry Holiday (1839-1927), associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and a former chief designer at James Powell and Sons, made a significant contribution to the glazing scheme at St George's, with designs dating from 1880 and later additions of 1912 and 1918, almost certainly executed at his independent Hampstead workshop after leaving Powell in 1891. While the church contained stained glass by other makers and designers, all of Holiday's work-including the rose window-was salvaged and incorporated into the new building opened in 2005, reflecting his considerable reputation and influence in contemporary artistic circles at the time. We would like to thank Luke Tatam, DAC Secretary (Secretary to the Diocesan Advisory Committee for the Care of Churches), The Diocese of Southwark and Peter Cormack MBE, FSA, Hon FMGP, historian and author, former keeper of the William Morris Gallery, Honorary Curator of Kelmscott Manor and Vice-President of the British Society of Master Glass-Painters for their kind help in cataloguing this and the following lot. This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: TP TP For auctions held in Scotland: Please refer to the catalogue and/or after-sale information or contact Edinburgh@Bonhams.com for more information. For all other auctions: Lots will be moved to an offsite storage location (The Packengers, Unit 9, Abbey Mead Industrial Park, Brooker Road, Waltham Abbey, EN9 1HU, England, UK) and will only be available for collection from this location at the date stated in the catalogue and/or after-sale information, sent out to all buyers post-sale. Please note transfer and storage charges will apply to any lots not collected after 10 calendar days from the auction date. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing





















