Bigelow, Kennard & Company, Boston. Rose Pattern Fire Screen

Bigelow, Kennard & Company Illuminated Fire Screen Wrought iron and mosaic glass Boston, Massachusetts, early 20th century Rectangular wrought iron framework supporting leaded rectangular colorless glass panels with a mosaic overlay of red roses, green leaves, and thorny branches, raised on arched legs, ht. 32 1/4, wd. 39 1/2, dp. 9 in. Provenance: This screen came from the same home as one sold in Skinner's June 2011 auction. Literature: New England Magazine, Vol. XLI, September, 1909-February, 1910, "The Bigelow Studios," by Wilder D. Quint. A similar fire screen is pictured and discussed p. 520.