The storytelling is what lifts these windows above ordinary church glass. Created by the renowned English designer Charles Eamer Kempe (1837–1907), each lancet panel is eloquently painted with a New Testament scene full of narrative detail: in one, the Annunciation unfolds as Mary is visited by the angel and the holy dove; in the other, Jesus learns joinery from St Joseph while Mary spins wool, the child glancing toward a cross being crafted unawares. This richer, more compositional approach belongs to Kempe’s earlier work, and it rewards close looking. Both panels bear his Wheatsheaf signature — painted as a pennant at the roofline and taken from his family coat of arms — confirming the attribution, and both come with an English church commission provenance. Vibrant colour, painted and leaded throughout, and Gothic Revival borders complete two historically important examples of the Kempe workshop, a rare and important acquisition for collectors or restorers.

Dimensions (each, excluding display frame):
Height: 123.5 cm (48½”)
Width: 41 cm (16¼”)
Depth: 1 cm (½”)