Lot 333

Two Leo P. Frohe Stained Glass Panels

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

Estimate$3,000 – $5,000

Status

Closed

Two Leo P. Frohe Stained Glass Panels

Buffalo, New York, Late 19th Century

each signed, one example depicting Henry Wadsworth Longfellow and the other depicting Leo P. Frohe.
Height of each 72 x width 28 inches.

Property from the Collection of a Gentleman, Atlanta, Georgia

Note:

Stained glass designer and painter Leo P. Frohe worked as a manager of the Buffalo Stained Glass Works during the last quarter of the nineteenth century. During his time with the company, his design work was represented at the 1889 Paris World's Fair, earning a silver medal and esteemed recognition. In 1895, Frohe went on to establish his own firm, Frohe Art Glass. The two windows included in this lot were originally located in the Frohe family home in Buffalo, New York. The window depicting American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was located in a small library off the living room, while the other was located on a stairwell landing near the front entry of the home.

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Corbin Horn

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Mr. Horn joined the firm in 2009 and has directed numerous sales of important collections, including those of Lilly Pulitzer, Lord Anthony and Lady Jacobs, Lars Bolander, Casa de Sueños in Miami Beach, and Villa Massei in Lucca, Italy. He has also achieved record results for consignments from prominent institutions, including the Toledo Museum of Art, the High Museum of Art, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Minnesota Historical Society. Mr. Horn is a member of the Antiquarian Society of the Art Institute of Chicago and is an alumnus of the Attingham Trust.

Nick Coombs

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Nick Coombs is a senior specialist in the Furniture & Decorative Arts department and also the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's.
Prior to joining Freeman's in 2014, Mr. Coombs worked for PCGS Currency in Peoria, Illinois, where he was responsible for the grading and authentication of paper money. This enabled him to travel to dozens of coin and currency shows a year and develop a lifelong passion for numismatics. In addition to heading the Coins, Medals & Banknotes department at Freeman's, Mr. Coombs works closely with Furniture & Decorative Arts department and has directed auctions for philatelics, memorabilia, scientific instruments, and fountain pens. He received a BA in art history from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and a master of letters in art and art world practice from the University of Glasgow.

European Furniture & Decorative Arts

Two Leo P. Frohe Stained Glass Panels

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