Joseph Prosper FLORENCE (1849-1904) in TOURS, successor to t - Lot 338

Joseph Prosper FLORENCE (1849-1904) in TOURS, successor to the LOBIN workshop. Important stained glass window in polychrome and lead composed of four elements depicting Saint Joan of Arc spinning wool with her flock in a lakeside landscape. Signed J.P FLORENCE and dated 1894. Total dimensions: 168 x 302 cm. Dimensions of the two largest elements: 168 x 85 cm. Dimensions of the two smaller elements: 168 x 66 cm. Note: Julien-Léopold LOBIN (1814-1864) headed a stained-glass workshop opened in Tours in 1848. His son Lucien-Léopold LOBIN took over the business after his father's death in 1864. He developed religious scenes and enriched the decorative registers. Joseph-Prosper FLORENCE, his brother-in-law, took over the running of the workshop until 1905. The company changed its name to LOBIN et FLORENCE. He didn't bring in any new creations, and the company's business declined. To relaunch the company, he joined forces with BIGOT and HEINRICH in 1897, but without success.