40th Anniversary Catalogue



Just in case you missed it our new listing for the is here!

This catalogue celebrates Grosvenor Prints trading in Covent Garden for 40 years.

 It contains over 100 interesting & curious items, contains a  selection of satire, UK & foreign topography, portraits, natural history, sports and pastimes, decorative scenes and of course ephemera. 

We have a few highlights we think are worth bringing to your attention.
See below for some images to whet your appetite:


[Printer] 1891-2. Christmas Cards and New Year Cards. A Very Large Assortment on Sale, consisting of Choice New Designs, including Hand-Painted, Ivorine, Satin, and other Novelties, From 1d. to 1/6 each. Really Good Value.
Geo, Mills, (established 1857) Manufacturing and Export Stationer, Lithographer & Printer, 3, Old Jewry, London, E.C. [1891].
Tinted lithograph of five colours. Sheet 240 x 330mm (9½ x 13"). A little staining on right edge. Small hole near the left edge.
A printer's advertisement, a rare survivor because of the tissue paper it is printed on, decorated with Japanese imagery, including samurai warriors and attendents.
[Ref: 52885]   £230.00   (£276.00 incl.VAT) 



Capture of the Two Top Sail Slave Schooner, Bolodora, By H. M. Schooner Pickle, Lieu.t I.B.B. M.cHardy, on the 6th of June 1829 after a Chase of Fourteen Hours and an Action of One Hour and Twenty Minutes within Pistol shot.
Painted by W.J. Huggins, Marine Painter to His Majesty and Published by him June 10th 1831, at 105, Leadenhall St London. Engraved by E. Duncan.
Fine coloured aquatint. Sheet 405 x 530mm (16 x 21"). Trimmed within plate, repairs to tears on platemark and title, laid on archival paper.
A very rare and attractive night scene. While cruising off the north-west coast of Cuba, HM Schooner ‘Pickle’ spotted a strange sail and closed in after nightfall. After an action of 80 minutes the slaver 'Voladora' surrendered. Of the Spanish crew of 60 10 had been killed; ‘Pickle’, with a crew of half the size, had one was killed outright but three dying later. Pickle then took the captured boat into Havana. The captain John Lapenotiere brought news of Battle of Trafalgar, the death of Nelson and the great victory. 'Voladora' can mean 'flying fish' or refer to a witch who could turn herself into a bird in the mythology of Chiloe (an island on the Chilean coast), either appropriate for a fast and elusive vessel.
[Ref: 52873]   £720.00  


 
[Bhutan] View of Choka.
Drawn by S. Davis Esq.r. Engraved by W. Daniell.
Published by W.m Daniell, No 9 Cleveland Street, Fitzroy Square, London, June 1, 1813.
Fine and rare coloured aquatint. 350 x 475mm (13¾ x 18¾"), watermarked 'J. Whatman', 1810?
A view of a dzong (fortress) in Chukha, one of the 20 dzongkhag (districts) comprising Bhutan. It was drawn by Samuel Davis and engraved by William Daniell for their 'Views in Bootan', a rare book containing only six plates, the first views of Bhutan published in England. Davis (1760-1819) was ''Draftsman and Surveyor'' on Samuel Turner's expedition to Tibet on behalf of the East India Company. He was refused entry into Tibet and had to remain in Bhutan as the expedition proceeded. In 1789 he met William Daniell in Bhagalpur, while William was travelling with his uncle Thomas Daniell, and encouraged the two artists to visit the Himalayas. Davis returned to England in 1806 and was made a director of the East India Company the same year. William Daniell (1769-1837) published this work the year he began travelling for his 'Voyage Round Great Britain'.
[Ref: 52891]   £2,500.00 

Thanks to all our customers who have supported us over the 4 decades and thank you to all our wonderful staff over the years, without which Grosvenor Prints could not have continued to trade.

 Wishing you all the very best for 2020 and looking forward to seeing you in Covent Garden soon.




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