Art, Prints & Sculpture
Explore the full breadth of our decorative Works of Art. We have everything from numbered runs of prints and lithographs to original paintings and sketches. We specialise in London maps, including tube maps and plans of the City. Also lithographs by renowned Twentieth Century artists. You will find three dimensional sculpture in marble, bronze, plaster and more. Taxidermy and trophies are found alongside driftwood and weathervanes. Those in need of more functional pieces will discover shopkeepers and trade sign boards.
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An historically important, richly ornamented, Carolean plaster ceiling,
POAAn historically important, richly ornamented, Carolean plaster ceiling,
the central oval with a border of wrythen fruiting acanthine scrolls and spirally moulded ribbons within a square field, compartmentalised into spandrels with stiff-leaf moulded ribs, each quarter centred either by an armorial cartouche or a stop-fluted vase issuing vines and roses; four short and two long rectangular panels line two opposing sides of the square - each cast in deep relief with fruiting boughs - and the rectangular whole is bordered by a lavish cornice, each length cast with floral and fruiting scrolls and centred with an armorino,POA -
A set of six monumental Edwardian Portland stone sculpture pedestals
£60,000A set of six monumental Edwardian Portland stone sculpture pedestals
each square-section tapered pedestal with inset corners, attached to the wall at the foot-block, and each faced with a rectangular tablet with dentil and guttae mouldings above a panelled pilaster stem,£60,000 -
An extraordinary cut-glass window
£32,000 the two panelsAn extraordinary cut-glass window
the pair of plate glass panels cut with stylised lightning, rain and abstract forms,
£32,000 the two panels -
“Erin”: an early Victorian stoneware statue personifying Ireland – in tribute to poet Thomas Moore
POA“Erin”: an early Victorian stoneware statue personifying Ireland – in tribute to poet Thomas Moore
the lifesize female figure with a shamrock diadem, scantily dressed - her dress fallen to her hips and her long hair falling to her waist; her weight borne on her right leg, she leans against an ivy-covered stump on which her harp is supported, her right arm reaches-up to pluck the strings, a portrait medallion of the poet hangs from the stumpPOA -
Mid-nineteenth century Italian bronze sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes
£15,000Mid-nineteenth century Italian bronze sculptures of Creugas and Damoxenes
set atop serpentine columns. Creugante: Height 70.5 cm Width 42 cm Depth 18.5 cm Damosseno: Height 60 cm Width 39 cm Depth 18 cm Plinth: Height 119 cm Width: 44 cm Depth: 23.5 cm£15,000 -
Two late Victorian parcel-gilt wrought iron signs
£12,500 eachTwo late Victorian parcel-gilt wrought iron signs
restored and painted in a mid-Brunswick green gloss paint, with oil-gilt lettering and foliate highlights£12,500 each -
A pair of Victorian plaster statues
£11,000A pair of Victorian plaster statues
one, a group of St Anne teaching the Virgin Mary to read - the standing pair, in robed attire, looking down into the pages of a book, the mother tenderly supporting her young daughter as she reads; the other, the figure of St Augustine with bishop’s mitre and robes - clutching a drape and administering the sacrament to diminutive supplicants£11,000 -
An Italian marble statue of a shepherd boy with his sheep
£9,600An Italian marble statue of a shepherd boy with his sheep
the young boy standing against a naturalistic tree-stump proffering a treat to the lamb, a fleece hung as a cloak, and a water-gourd slung over his shoulder - his crook lacking,£9,600 -
Dunstanburgh Castle
£9,500Dunstanburgh Castle
A dark and impressionistic view of Dunstanburgh Castle, picked out in pale sunlight looking north across the stormy waters of Northumberland coast. In the late manner of JMW Turner. Oil on canvas in original gilded frame.£9,500 -
An Italian statuary marble bust of the French Ambassador René Besnard
£8,950An Italian statuary marble bust of the French Ambassador René Besnard
the lifesize moustachioed gentleman, looking straight ahead, with side-parted hair, his buttoned tunic revealing a medal to his neck and three further awards on his chest (one the Legion d'Honneur), the bust evenly weathered with some lichen giving the portrait a melancholic air, signed to the side "MARIO RUTELLI SC."£8,950 -
A fabulous Victorian stoneware fountain
£7,600A fabulous Victorian stoneware fountain
comprising a group of three putti struggling to support a cornucopia, a trio of dolphins at their feet, raised on a plinth of vermiculated coral,£7,600 -
Diana of the Uplands
£7,500Diana of the Uplands
After Charles Wellington Furse. A scale reproduction or possible preparatory sketch for the portrait in oils entitled Diana of The Uplands by the Edwardian painter Charles Wellington Furse (1868–1904). The original large canvas in oils was once considered to be one of the treasures of the Tate Gallery, where it is still kept. A lady dressed in high fashion stands under chasing clouds on a windswept moor her hat threatening to fly off while a single greyhound strains at the leash.£7,500 -
Vénus et les Amours
£6,750Vénus et les Amours
Gilt framed, velvet backed oil on board painting showing Venus between her attendants, the spirits of love, and a pair of courting doves. Based on the engraving of 1775 by Rene Gaillard, itself a copy of the painting Venus et Les Amours of 1767 by Francois Boucher.£6,750 -
Portrait of Sir Francis Wood
£6,500Portrait of Sir Francis Wood
By H. Broughton, 1815 A oil on canvas head and shoulders portrait of Sir Francis Wood, Yorkshire landowner, London builder, Reformer, Abolitionist and Whig fixer. Set in a large ornate carved and gilded Maratta frame£6,500 -
King George V Silver Jubilee – George Charlton
£6,500King George V Silver Jubilee – George Charlton
A signed, oil on canvas view of the Royal procession along the Embankment during the Silver Jubilee of King George V in 1935. The 1902 State Landau carrying the King and Queen Mary is shown passing between the steps of the City of London School and the River Thames. This stretch of the Thames, originally known as Blackfriars Reach, was renamed King’s Reach in honour of the Sovereign in his Jubilee Year. The form of Joseph Cubitt’s historic Blackfriars Railway Bridge of 1864 (demolished 1985) can just be made out between the road bridge of 1869 and the rail bridge of 1886 by John Wolfe Barry and Henry Marc Brunel. The scholars of the City of London School can be seen waving and craning to catch a glimpse of the Royal couple as the carriage processes from St Pauls Cathedral to Buckingham Palace. The City of London School departed this site at Blackfriars in 1984 and the former school building now houses the British and European headquarters of the Financiers J.P. Morgan.£6,500 -
‘Merry Company’ or Récréation Galante
£5,980‘Merry Company’ or Récréation Galante
After Jean-Antoine Watteau Antoine (1664-1721) A full-size Mid 19th Century studio copy of the 18th Century genre picture entitled Récréation Galante by the French Roccoco painter Antoine Watteau. Set in a broad, faded-gilt composition french style frame with deep scoop sides, decorated all over in husk-and-guilloche with gadrooned and heavy applied corners of shell-and-foliage.£5,980 -
Mid-nineteenth century French bronze figure of the Borghese Gladiator,
£5,750Mid-nineteenth century French bronze figure of the Borghese Gladiator,
cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, after the antique.£5,750 -
A pair of English carved limestone Ionic order capitals with associated columnar stem-sections and feet
£5,600A pair of English carved limestone Ionic order capitals with associated columnar stem-sections and feet
each with a Roman Ionic order capital, with spirally carved volutes, raised on cylindrical "drums" from the stem and a torus moulded foot, heavily weathered£5,600 -
“Charity” a Victorian plaster cast of one of the marble Virtues intended for the early 16th Century tomb of Gaston de Foix
£5,600“Charity” a Victorian plaster cast of one of the marble Virtues intended for the early 16th Century tomb of Gaston de Foix
the classically dressed standing figure with a veiled head, sandalled feet, and her right breast bared, carrying an infant who grasps the veil and turns away, a coin proffered from her right hand, raised on a torus plinth,£5,600 -
Henry Barraud, ‘Girl Feeding Cow and Calf’
£5,500Henry Barraud, ‘Girl Feeding Cow and Calf’
A framed circular 'Tondo' oil painting in oils by the Victorian artist Henry Barruad. A young maid is shown feeding a cow and her calf in a rustic barn. Set in a massy gilt frame.£5,500 -
Pair of Rosso Levanto marble columns,
£5,500Pair of Rosso Levanto marble columns,
each with turned socle on plinth base in Rojo Alicante marble.£5,500 -
Pair of Giallo Antico scagliola columns,
£5,250 the pairPair of Giallo Antico scagliola columns,
each raised on turned torus and square plinth.£5,250 the pair -
A Victorian statuary marble figure of Cupid
£5,250A Victorian statuary marble figure of Cupid
the young putto modelled on a stylised rock with his right index finger held to his lips, his quiver at his side, raised on a circular plinth,£5,250 -
“The Bruges Madonna”, a full-size painted plaster Madonna and Child group
£4,980“The Bruges Madonna”, a full-size painted plaster Madonna and Child group
the seated Virgin in ruched gowns supporting the naked young Christ child standing against her leg, a book in her lap, both raised on a circular plinth,£4,980 -
Large bronze model of a seated Mercury,
£4,850Large bronze model of a seated Mercury,
late nineteenth century or early twentieth century, French,base diameter 27 cm.£4,850 -
Manner of Nicolas Lancret, dessus de porte, Shepherds Idyll
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A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark,
£4,800 the set of 24 sheetsA plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark,
The idea to do a new survey had come from the engraver George Vertue, but he and John Rocque could not come to an agreement. Rocque, began the painstaking project in 1737 in partnership with another engraver, John Pine, to survey the central area of London and Westminster, which eventually took 9 years. The completed map measured 6 ½ feet by 13 and comprised of 24 separate sheets. It encompassed an area of 10,000 acres and drawn at a scale of 200ft to the 1inch.£4,800 the set of 24 sheets -
A wonderful example of a Georgian Coade stone keystone
£4,625A wonderful example of a Georgian Coade stone keystone
the lively relief portrait of a lascivious youth, grinning, emerging from the tapered keystone, the maker's mark hand-cut to the underside,£4,625 -
Nineteenth century statuary marble portrait bust of ‘Clytie’,
£4,500Nineteenth century statuary marble portrait bust of ‘Clytie’,
the female figure shown emerging from lotus leaves, on socle.£4,500 -
The environs of London in 1746. Impressive sixteen sheet set.
£4,500 the set of sixteen sheetsThe environs of London in 1746. Impressive sixteen sheet set.
John Rocque was of French Huguenot stock from Monosque in Provence. The London he eventually settled in, was an expanding city which had grown unchecked and by the 1730s a new map was needed. Harry Margary, a Senior Civil Scientific Engineer for the Admiralty and self-professed inventor, produced this full-size facsimile of the famous John Rocque map in 1971. The original 18th century map never joined properly due to paper shrinkage in the printing process and only the constituent copper plates joined. For this lithographically printed version Margary altered some of the edges so the maps would join and significantly cleaned up the image area.£4,500 the set of sixteen sheets -
Bronze figure of the dying Gaul
£4,500 -
A carved Italian brechia marble scallop shell
£4,300A carved Italian brechia marble scallop shell
the fan-shaped undulating shell centred at its base with naturalistic forms concealing a grotesque,£4,300 -
Portrait of a Young Bride.
£4,000Portrait of a Young Bride.
Large half length portrait in oils showing a dark young bride seated on a red silk chair. Set within a heavily decorated, carved, moulded and gilded Morant style frame. She is dressed in blue with a gold pendant necklace and prominent wedding band and ruby ring.£4,000 -
Nineteenth century Italian bronze model of Seated Hermes
£3,800Nineteenth century Italian bronze model of Seated Hermes
stamped 'GIORGIO SOMMER FOUNDRY, NAPLES', set on marble plinth base.£3,800 -
The Age of Innocence
£3,800The Age of Innocence
A 19th Century genre painting in oils after Sir Joshua Reynolds originally entitled A Little Girl but better known as The Age of Innocence. A barefooted small child in a white dress is shown seated in a sylvan bower. Set in fine, ornate, carved and gilded Maratta frame with scalloped corners.£3,800 -
Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk
£3,750Henry Howard, 6th Earl of Suffolk
A large framed oil painting showing Henry Howard, First Earl Bindon, MP for Arundel in Sussex, Deputy Earl Marshall. Commissary General of the Musters for the King in 1705 and charged with oversight of His Majesty’s forces on land. He was appointed to the Privy Council in 1708 and in 1709 upon succeeding as Earl of Suffolk was appointed Lord Lieutenant of Essex and Furst Lord of Trade.£3,750 -
Antique French bronze model of the Wounded Amazon by Barbedienne
£3,400Antique French bronze model of the Wounded Amazon by Barbedienne
with rich brown patina, stamped to the base.£3,400 -
Portrait of an Homme du Monde.
£3,300Portrait of an Homme du Monde.
Large gilt framed half length portrait in oils showing a silk-coated, mustachioed gentleman with double breasted waistcoat and gold watch-chain. His wing tip collar, open at the neck, with silk ascot and tie ring, touseled coiffure and somewhat portly presentation hint at a man of the world.£3,300 -
A quantity of Edwardian textile printing blocks
£3,200A quantity of Edwardian textile printing blocks
each thick board ornamented with delicate patterns of raised brass and steel, pins or blades, in order to create complex motifs for textile printing, the reverse with recessed grips for the printer to apply the inked (or stopped-out) block, most with bent corner-pins to prick the cloth in order to reference position subsequent prints,£3,200 -
Continental School, floral still-life
£3,200Continental School, floral still-life
Continental still-life of a vase of flowers on a stone ledge. Gilt Frame. Old repairs and slight loss on paint.£3,200 -
Pair of watercolour and ink paintings of Brighton Beach by George Charlton
£3,200 the pairPair of watercolour and ink paintings of Brighton Beach by George Charlton
The disrupted picnic, Brighton beach; and Family frolics on Brighton beach signed and dated 'George Charlton 1934' (lower right), the second signed 'George Charlton' (upper right) Framed£3,200 the pair -
A quantity of Edwardian textile printing blocks
£3,000A quantity of Edwardian textile printing blocks
each thick board ornamented with delicate patterns of raised brass and steel, pins or blades, in order to create complex motifs for textile printing, the reverse with recessed grips for the printer to apply the inked (or stopped-out) block, most with bent corner-pins to prick the cloth in order to reference position subsequent prints,£3,000 -
Girl With a Bird,
£3,000Girl With a Bird,
Gilt framed oil on panel 'subject picture' of a girl holding a bird cage. After Sir Joshua Reynolds P.R.A. The companion piece to Age of Innocence Early 19th Century.£3,000 -
LASSCO Gift card
£25 – £3,000LASSCO Gift card
Redeemable online or at any of the LASSCO stores, our gift cards are the perfect present for anyone. The LASSCO Gift Card is emailed to the recipient on a day of your choosing and they will know its from you as soon as they receive it. Need a present delivered today? Just select the amount you want to send, complete your order and the rest is taken care of.£25 – £3,000 -
An English Portland stone plaque
£3,000An English Portland stone plaque
a relief carved coat of arms, the shield with bend bearing two helmets and a circle, the crest a horse and the motto "EN AVANT",
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An English Portland stone plaque
£3,000An English Portland stone plaque
A coat of arms in carved relief, the shield bearing three crosses and a plain chevron all surmounted by a helmet and dove, the motto being "in cruce spero",
£3,000 -
An English Portland stone plaque
£3,000An English Portland stone plaque
a relief carved coat of arms, the shield bearing three crosses, a dove of peace and a chevron containing seven arrow-like motifs, all surmounted by a helmet and Bisop's mitre; the motto being "in hoc vince",
£3,000 -
Exceptional pair of foundry crucibles,
£2,850Exceptional pair of foundry crucibles,
well patinated throughout, previously drilled for used as planters.£2,850 -
A Rake’s Progress after William Hogarth. A set of eight copper-engraved prints
£2,800 the set of eightA Rake’s Progress after William Hogarth. A set of eight copper-engraved prints
1803 Thomas Cook edition. Framed in black with a gold slip.£2,800 the set of eight -
Continental figure of Cupid after a model by Étienne Maurice Falconet,
£2,800Continental figure of Cupid after a model by Étienne Maurice Falconet,
cupid is modelled sat on a stylised cloud with his right finger held to his lips, his full quiver at his feet. Some loses to feet. Unsigned. Plaster with terracotta finish.£2,800 -
Fifty-four antique manganese Delft tiles, Dutch, Ninetieth century
£2,500 the setFifty-four antique manganese Delft tiles, Dutch, Ninetieth century
The square tiles all of similar thickness, all decorated with strikingly hand painted manganese fired design, depicting stylised open Dutch tulips in vases. The repeat pattern ideal for kitchen or bathroom splash backs, or to incorporate into fireplaces.£2,500 the set -
Japanese bronze of an elephant
£2,500 -
Mid-twentieth century polychrome painted rocking horse,
£2,500Mid-twentieth century polychrome painted rocking horse,
with velvet upholstered saddle and horse hair mane and tail.£2,500 -
A carved Portland stone architectural pedestal
£2,250A carved Portland stone architectural pedestal
the inverted tapered pedestal with slightly bowed front panel, beneath an entablature incorporating a central raised rectangular panel flanked by guttae, the cavetto mould above spreading to the square edged top which returns in steps to the block back, unfinished to the sides and reverse where originally set into masonry; offered on an associated polished Portland stone slab base, also ex. Eton College,£2,250 -
Original 1937 advertising poster, Valmya Grand Vin Genereux Doux,
£2,250Original 1937 advertising poster, Valmya Grand Vin Genereux Doux,
Original linen backed vintage poster, 63" x 47".£2,250 -
An English mahogany framed brilliant-cut mirrored vintner’s trade sign
£2,250An English mahogany framed brilliant-cut mirrored vintner’s trade sign
the oval plate with a bevelled edge and bevelled-cut lettering reading "IMPORTERS & BLENDERS - OF - WINES & SPIRITS", the frame carved in relief with foliate ornament and terminating along the bottom edge with opposing out-swept scrolls,£2,250 -
Marriage-a-la Mode, after William Hogarth. A set of six copper-engraved prints
£2,200 the set of sixMarriage-a-la Mode, after William Hogarth. A set of six copper-engraved prints
1803 Thomas Cook edition. Framed in black with a gold slip.£2,200 the set of six -
Nineteenth century Devonian limestone column,
£2,200Nineteenth century Devonian limestone column,
the fluted shaft on plinth base. Likely a variety of Petitor.£2,200 -
Nineteenth century gilt bronze model of Sappho,
£2,200Nineteenth century gilt bronze model of Sappho,
set atop Verde Antico marble base, with ball feet.£2,200 -
‘Egyptian Palette’ abstract in the manner of Bridget Riley,
£2,200‘Egyptian Palette’ abstract in the manner of Bridget Riley,
Similar in style to the 'Egyptian Palette' paintings produced by Bridget Riley in the early 1980's£2,200 -
An English Marmo Rosa sculpture pedestal
£1,950An English Marmo Rosa sculpture pedestal
the cylindrical stem raised on a torus moulding and square plinth foot,£1,950 -
Nineteenth century French bronze of Sappho
£1,950 -
Pair of plaster statues of Hebe and Diana of Gabii,
£1,950 the pair -
Pair of Grand Tour carved alabaster sleeping lions
£1,850 -
Plaster statue of Hermes fastening his sandle,
£1,850Plaster statue of Hermes fastening his sandle,
A French Mid-Nineteenth Century copy of the so called Sandal-binder Hermes. The Roman figure is held in the Musée du Louvre in Paris. The statue in the Louvre is a Roman marble copy of an original Greek Bronze by Lysippus. The appearance of the original, which stood in the Thermae of Zeuxippos in Constantinople, was described in detail by Christodoros of Koptos (491-518) : "There was Hermes ... He stood and fastened up the thongs of his winged sandal with his right hand, yearning to rush forth upon his course. His swift right leg was bent at the knee, and on it he rested his left hand, and meanwhile he was turning his face up to heaven, as if he were hearing the commands of his king and father" Three other complete copies of the Sandal-binder Hermes have been discovered or unearthed since Gavin Hamilton recovered the first complete antique figure from the swamp of the Pantello in 1749, thereby establishing it's identity firmly as Hermes and acknowledging it's status as one of the received masterpieces in the canon of antiquity. It appears to have been placed ornamentally in baths and gymnasia.£1,850 -
French Bronze of Euterpe
£1,850 -
Little Boy Blue pantomime poster
£1,850 -
Nineteenth century bronzed plaster cast of ‘The Uffizi Wrestlers’,
£1,800Nineteenth century bronzed plaster cast of ‘The Uffizi Wrestlers’,
A Nineteenth century bronzed plaster sculptural copy of the Uffizi Wrestlers. Two young men are shown engaged in the pankration, a formed of Greek combat sport incorporating boxing, kickboxing and wrestling. The upper wrestler has his left leg entwined with his opponent's left leg, and his body across his opponent's body, twisting his opponent's right arm up£1,800 -
1973 London Underground by Paul E. Garbutt
£1,8001973 London Underground by Paul E. Garbutt
An original 1973 London Underground map, in 'Quad Royal' size, showing the construction of the Picadilly line extension from Hounslow West to Heathrow Central. Designed by Paul Garbutt and based on the original diagrammatic principles of HC Beck. Printed by Waterlow & Sons for London Transport.£1,800 -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu I
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu I
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu II
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu II
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu IV
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu IV
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu X
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu X
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu V
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu V
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Henri Matisse, Nu Bleu VIII
£1,750 eachHenri Matisse, Nu Bleu VIII
The foreword states: 'This double number of Verve is entirely dedicated to the last works of Matisse - 1950-1954. Reproduced in colour lithography, these works have been realised by the artist with papers coloured in gouache, cut with scissors and pasted. They are shown here with drawings executed at the same time or during the preceding period. Matisse composed the cover specially for this volume. These first lithographic plates were printed during the year 1954 under his direction. The printing of the lithographs in colour by Mourlot Frères and that of the photogravure reproductions and the typography by the master printers Draeger Frères, was completed in Paris on the 28th day of July 1958.'£1,750 each -
Nineteenth century French bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne
£1,650Nineteenth century French bronze of the Sleeping Ariadne
after the antique, the 'original' - itself a copy of an earlier Hellenistic sculpture - held in the Vatican Museums.£1,650 -
Foley Lodge, Hampstead by George Charlton
£1,600Foley Lodge, Hampstead by George Charlton
Foley Lodge is on East Heath Road, very close to the residence of George Charlton. Framed£1,600 -
Opening of Well House, by George Charlton
£1,600Opening of Well House, by George Charlton
In 1929 Charlton married Daphne a student at the Slade, he was 30 and she 19. They later purchased 40 New End Square, Hampstead, in 1932 which quickly became a hub of artistic activity. This painting shows the official opening of the flats. Framed£1,600 -
A set of 12 “Cries of London” framed hand-coloured engravings
£1,550 the setA set of 12 “Cries of London” framed hand-coloured engravings
each hand-coloured engraving, depicting a street-seller plying their wares, presented in Verre Eglomise frames, [Condition: the prints, faded, foxed and browned in places, the frames with losses and flaking to the Verre Eglomise]£1,550 the set -
Victorian Embroidered Royal Coat of Arms
£1,500Victorian Embroidered Royal Coat of Arms
19th century embroidered Coat of Arms presented in a maple frame with gilt slip.£1,500 -
Late Victorian Craven Dunnill majolica glazed frieze tiles
£1,500 the set of fiveLate Victorian Craven Dunnill majolica glazed frieze tiles
comprising five tiles cast in deep relief, with polychrome and parcel-gilt decoration to the repeating arch design, one with a slightly wider top gilt-band as per the images. Stamped to the reverse.£1,500 the set of five -
Pair of bronze statues Mercury and Fortuna,
£1,500 the pair -
Nineteenth century bronze of the Borghese Gladiator
£1,500 -
Bronze model of Diana the Huntress
£1,500Bronze model of Diana the Huntress
French c.1900, after the original by Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)£1,500 -
Pietra Dura marble table top
£1,500 -
Market Day by George Charlton
£1,500Market Day by George Charlton
Evocative watercolour painted whilst he was teaching at the Slade in 1924. It shows Newbury Granary store, which is now in the middle of a car park. Framed£1,500 -
Walton-on-the-Naze by George Charlton
£1,500 -
Life in London by Pierce Egan
£1,500Life in London by Pierce Egan
The names are Tom and Jerry are these days synonymous with the cat and mouse cartoons of 1940s, but to a nineteenth century ear, whether Regency or Victorian, they belonged to the rakish Corinthian Tom and his cousin from the country Jerry Hawthorne who, along with their friend Bob Logic, roamed the streets of the capital in search of a good time in Egan’s boisterous comic serial Life in London. Described as ‘a faithful Portraiture of High & Low Life’ from the West End to the East End, Pierce Egan’s comical monthly was one of the popular sensations of its day. The central characters, Tom, Jerry and Logic were well-heeled young men about town, keen to see ‘a bit of life’ in the poorer districts of London. Their escapades and misadventures were largely autobiographical, being drawn from the lives of Egan himself and his illustrators, George and Robert Cruikshank and Isaac Richard. One of the key achievements of Egan’s Life in London was using contemporary slang as the basis of its style. As a result of the success of Life in London, the names Tom and Jerry became proverbial for young men causing disorder.£1,500 -
William Powell Frith ‘The Derby Day’
£1,450 -
Italian mid-nineteenth century bronze bust of Lucius Verus,
£1,450 -
The Caravan
£1,400The Caravan
The Caravan Signed and dated 'George Charlton 1935' A Gypsy caravan shown shaded by the boughs of two Elm trees on Hampstead Heath. The painter George Charlton was born in London in 1899. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1914 before joining the staff in 1919. He later taught at the Willesden School of Art from 1949–59 and was an examiner in art for the University of London for many years. Showed widely in London he achieved his first one-man show at Cork Street's Redfern Gallery in 1924 before exhibiting solo at the avant-garde Beaux Arts Gallery on Bruton Place. His work is held by the Tate Gallery in London.£1,400 -
Cary’s New Plan of London and it’s Vicinity 1838
£1,400Cary’s New Plan of London and it’s Vicinity 1838
Detailed map with original hand-colour showing the limits of the two penny postal delivery service. Framed£1,400 -
Weathered carved English Stone Head
£1,300Weathered carved English Stone Head
A worn and weatherbeaten sculpted stone head, possibly belonging to St Peter and likely Mid Ninteenth Century. Reputedly salvaged from the ruins of the 11th Century Church of St Mary and the Holy Rood at Little Chart in Kent. St Mary's Church was destroyed by a Flying Bomb on the 16th of August 1944 and later deconsecrated, with the parish reconstructed in neighbouring Great Chart£1,300 -
Arts & Crafts repoussé copper panel
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A Victorian carved serpentine marble sculpture pedestal
£1,250A Victorian carved serpentine marble sculpture pedestal
the dias top raised on a cylindrical stem carved with ribbon-tied swags and raised on a leafy socle and octagonal plinth foot,£1,250 -
Italian bronze bust of Demosthenes
£1,250Italian bronze bust of Demosthenes
mid-nineteenth century Italian, the great Greek orator modelled wearing a tunic, on marble plinth base£1,250 -
Pub at Cerne Abbas
£1,250Pub at Cerne Abbas
A British inter-war watercolor and ink portrait of the stable yard of the 16th-century New Inn in Cerne Abbas, Dorset. George Charlton was born in London in 1899. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art from 1914 before joining the staff in 1919. He later taught at the Willesden School of Art from 1949–59 and was an examiner in art for the University of London for many years. Showed widely in London he achieved his first one-man show at Cork Street's Redfern Gallery in 1924 before exhibiting solo at the avant-garde Beaux Arts Gallery on Bruton Place. His work is held by the Tate Gallery in London.£1,250 -
Nineteenth century copper repoussé charger,
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A pair of Italian carved tufa stone cornucopia,
£1,250A pair of Italian carved tufa stone cornucopia,
each of the opposed pair carved as a flared wrythen fluted shell, laden with fruit,£1,250 -
Eagle Wharf, Whistler
£1,200Eagle Wharf, Whistler
A framed black-line etching by the American artist and engraver James MacNeil Whistler showing shipping off Eagle Wharf off Wapping in the Pool of London. Taken from 'A Series of Sixteen Etchings of Scenes on the Thames and Other Subjects', otherwise referred to as The Thames Set, the pictures were created over a period of 12 years starting in 1859 and finally published as a complete set by Ellis & Green in London in 1871.£1,200
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Printemps by Marc Chagall, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
£800Printemps by Marc Chagall, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 3.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£800 -
Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
£500Portraits Part I by Constantin Guys, Verve Vol 2 / No. 5-6.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£500 -
The Moon by André Masson, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 2.
£600The Moon by André Masson, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 2.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£600 -
The Four Elements, Water by Fernand Leger, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 1.
£600The Four Elements, Water by Fernand Leger, Verve Vol. 1 / No. 1.
The Verve Review was a purposefully luxurious. It ran from 1937 to 1960, but with only 38 editions available, due to the high degree of design and editorial work dedicated to each issue. Each edition contained unique lithographic prints, commissioned by the editor, and each cover a double-page lithograph elaborated by one of the artists contained within. It was the brainchild of its editor Stratis Eleftheriades, a Greek National who moved to Paris in the early thirties to take part in the growing Modernist movement, writing under the name of Teriade.£600