{"product_id":"amsterdam-school-fire-screen-attributed-to-joseph-mendes-da-costa-circa-1905","title":"Amsterdam School Fire Screen Attributed to Joseph Mendes da Costa, Circa 1905","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"427\" data-end=\"602\"\u003eAn early 20th century Amsterdam School wrought iron and leaded glass fire screen, attributed to the Dutch sculptor and designer Joseph Mendes da Costa (1863–1939).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"604\" data-end=\"971\"\u003eThe substantial wrought iron frame is decorated with stylised scrollwork and encloses a geometric arrangement of opalescent and ochre leaded glass, centred by an oval panel. The strong architectural form and restrained decorative detailing reflect the distinctive aesthetic of the Amsterdam School and the wider \u003cem data-start=\"916\" data-end=\"930\"\u003eNieuwe Kunst\u003c\/em\u003e movement of the early twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003eThe combination of hammered iron and leaded glass is characteristic of decorative interiors created for Amsterdam's progressive bourgeois homes during the period. The design bears close similarities to the work of Mendes da Costa and his contemporaries, including Chris van der Hoef and Lion Cachet, whose work helped define the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"973\" data-end=\"1311\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eSeveral of the glass panels have been sympathetically replaced at some point during its lifetime, while the remaining glass appears original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"2052\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1685\" data-end=\"1700\"\u003eLiterature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Comparable examples and related decorative works are illustrated in \u003cem data-start=\"1769\" data-end=\"1787\"\u003eHet Nieuwe Kunst\u003c\/em\u003e, Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam (1980); Jan de Maeyer (ed.), \u003cem data-start=\"1859\" data-end=\"1885\"\u003eArt Nouveau in Nederland\u003c\/em\u003e, Waanders Uitgevers, Zwolle (2002); and the Rijksmuseum collection, Amsterdam (inv. BK-1959-61), which includes decorative works attributed to Joseph Mendes da Costa.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eH 82.5 W 97.5 D 20.5 cm\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"punch the clock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":62012243935619,"sku":"PTC2031","price":2500.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1620\/0263\/files\/DSCF8595.jpg?v=1784235182","url":"https:\/\/punchtheclock.co.uk\/products\/amsterdam-school-fire-screen-attributed-to-joseph-mendes-da-costa-circa-1905","provider":"punch the clock","version":"1.0","type":"link"}