Category Archives: prints
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20 January 2023
Omnia Vanitas…
LASSCO has acquired a framed set of late Victorian and Edwardian caricature portraits from the original Vanity Fair, 1868-1914, depicting a range of figures from the world of art, politics, industry and law. The original Vanity Fair was a weekly society magazine first issued by Thomas Gibson Bowles in 1868. It aimed to capture and...
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9 January 2020
Look Inside: Brunswick House Framing Workshop
It’s a lesser known fact that the great majority of our prints, pictures and paintings are framed in-house on the top floor Brunswick House by our art department run by Graham Hilleard. Below is a glimpse inside the workshop and a brief introduction to the finer details of antique picture framing. The length...
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21 October 2019
100 Years of the London Underground Map
The London Underground map is the great modern symbol of the city but it’s creative direction has been highly contested, being fought over by four men, living and dead, over the past 70 years. By chance at LASSCO we currently have five different examples of the map, available for sale, that show it at every...
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28 August 2019
Specialists Pick: Snakes in a Frame
Occasionally our specialists discover a selection of items that deserve longer in the spotlight than our Latest Stock page allows. This time around, print expert Graham Hilleard, has brought to your attention a selection of snake engravings produced by Eighteenth century journalist John Wilkes. The Dart Snake of Ceylon By the time John Wilkes...
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13 August 2019
Hidden Stock: Top 5 Most Arresting Print Collections
With so many long and diverse runs of immediately eye catching prints in stock it can be difficult, at times, to pinpoint the most appropriate and cohesive collections for your home. We’ve cut through our entire inventory to bring you our Top 5 Staff Picks.
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4 June 2018
Renewed Interest – Picasso in The Antibes
Over the last few months LASSCO has unearthed and identified a small series of Picasso lithographic reproductions from the catalogues of the Atelier Mourlot-Freres. The prints have included portraits, posters and promotional artwork as well as reproductions of lino-prints. Now a last batch of numbered works have been uncovered, this time presenting the work of the...
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13 December 2014
A selection of gift ideas from LASSCO Brunswick House
LASSCO Brunswick House is replete with fantastic Christmas gifts for under £300 at the moment. Ideas for mother include two French ceramic cocks and for father, why not a pair of old pewter jugs?