Lot 58: GEORGE WASHINGTON MAHER (1864-1926)

GEORGE WASHINGTON MAHER (1864-1926)
A Leaded Glass and Brass Floor Lamp from 'Rockledge,' the Ernest L. King House, Homer, Minnesota, circa 1912
61 7/8 in. (157.2 cm.) high, 11½ in. (29.2 cm.) diameter

Elmer King, commissioned from the artist.
By descent to Ernest and Grace King, Homer, Minnesota.
Sale: Hollander Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 10 September 1982.
Christie's, New York, 12 December 1986, lot 155A.
Hirschl & Adler Galleries, Inc., New York.
Henry and Elizabeth Hyatt, Minneapolis, Minnesota.
John Toomey Gallery, Inc., Oak Park, Illinois.
Acquired by the present owner from the above, 2009.

Rockledge, the summer home of Ernest L. King in Homer, Minnesota, was George Washington Maher's most famous architectural commission. Maher designed not just the home, but all of its interior furnishings which allowed him to fully explore his motif-rhythm theory. At Rockledge, Maher used decorative elements derived from the surrounding landscape--the horizontal lines of the prairie, the arches of the hills and the tiger lilies of summer. This leaded glass floor lamp successfully incorporates these motifs to create a stunning example of Maher's work.