Works of Art & Natural History
The classic Gentleman's Library collection. Prints of Old London, maps and paintings line the walls of our shops. Sculptures in bronze and stone contrasted with taxidermy, fossils and natural history.
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An historically important, richly ornamented, Carolean plaster ceiling,
£215,000An 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,£215,000 -
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,
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Large late Victorian spelter figure of Mercury,
£11,500Large late Victorian spelter figure of Mercury,
after the original by Giambologna, standing aloft a gust of wind from the mouth of Zephyr, wearing winged helmet and holding torch aloft in his right hand, his left clasping a Caduceus, on turned base, all raised on later hexagonal plinth, c.1880, possibly a newel-post lamp standard originally.£11,500 -
Adrenalin
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Majestic lion in a landscape
£8,500Majestic lion in a landscape
Modern copy of the original that belonged to Gianni Versace. Framed in waxed black slip.£8,500 -
Mid-nineteenth century French bronze figure of the Borghese Gladiator,
£6,500Mid-nineteenth century French bronze figure of the Borghese Gladiator,
cast by Ferdinand Barbedienne, after the antique.£6,500 -
A plan of the cities of London and Westminster, and borough of Southwark,
£6,500 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.£6,500 the set of 24 sheets -
An Italian statuary white marble figure of Venus,
£5,200An Italian statuary white marble figure of Venus,
the standing nude, her left hand holding her drapes on a naturalistically modelled stump, her right hand now lacking, the figure raised on an oval plinth,£5,200 -
A carved statuary white marble bust of a young man,
£4,650A carved statuary white marble bust of a young man,
the male with head turned a dextra, carved with a curly coiffure and attired in classical drapes his chest partially exposed, raised on a later composition-stone socle,£4,650 -
An enormous English gilded fibreglass globe,
£3,950An enormous English gilded fibreglass globe,
the vast finial, horizontally lobed, raised on a steel pin and plate,£3,950 -
Nineteenth century French bronze of David slaying Goliath,
£4,200£3,500Nineteenth century French bronze of David slaying Goliath,
the base signed 'A. Mercie' and 'F. Barbedienne, Fondeur'. Circa 1875£4,200£3,500 -
An English Portland stone plaque
£3,500An English Portland stone plaque
depicting St. George and the Vulture within a rope border, this plaque originally overlooked Gracechurch Street,
£3,500
Featured Items
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Octagonal Art Deco chrome lantern,
£1,450Octagonal Art Deco chrome lantern,
each face glazed with opaline glass, suspended from ceiling rose by four rods.£1,450 -
Pair of chrome and brass table lamps,
£850Pair of chrome and brass table lamps,
formed as columns on pedestal bases, sold without shades, re-wired and PAT tested.£850 -
An English plaster bust of the Emperor Vespasian,
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Brunswick lace panel
£336 per panelBrunswick lace panel
Handloom weaving was brought to the Irvine Valley, Scotland, in the late 16th century. The craft of lace making was later introduced to the area in 1876 followed shortly by the invention of the power loom in 1877. Lace and Madras weaving continued to flourish there until the late 1970s. The struggle for companies to compete with the distribution of emerging European and Asian economies had a profound effect on the Scottish textile industry. Fortunately these patterned lace panels continue to be woven in Scotland on some of the last remaining Nottingham lace looms in the world. The manufacturing process is extremely labour intensive; the looms run at a very slow, controlled pace so as to give a high level of quality control. LASSCO has been working closely with the weavers to develop a unique collection of lace panels. These patterns were selected for use in, and especially woven for, the Saloon at Brunswick House, the 1758 Georgian Vauxhall home of the Duke of Brunswick that is now the LASSCO 'flagship'. With authentic Gainsborough patterns appropriately reminiscent of the Vauxhall Gardens style, the lower edges are worked in embroidered scallops. Currently two in stock.£336 per panel