Want a vintage, stained-glass window? Now’s your chance
Scott Blake, an architect and Victorian Village neighborhood leader, for years heard the legend that the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee had a warehouse filled with stained-glass windows saved from demolished churches. Blake is now about to market the extraordinary stained-glass windows on behalf of the church. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Scott Blake with some stained-glass windows he is selling on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
About 120 years old, this window is one of 25 vintage, stained-glass windows Scott Blake is selling on behalf of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
The gem of the collection is a round, 83-inch-diameter stained-glass window that depicts Jesus surrounded by children. Its price tag is $39,500. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
“Rather than have them deteriorate in a self-storage unit, why not allow art galleries or collectors who are interested in restoring them have them so they can be enjoyed by the public or private residences?” said the Right Rev. Phoebe Roaf, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of West Tennessee. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Salvaged over many decades from closed Episcopal churches in Tennessee, the 25 windows will be offered first to any local buyers until Jan. 1, then marketed internationally.
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Tom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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