Interior design ideas by house type!
Wondering what prints would fit in your home; find some inspiration below!
Countryside cottage
A still life or country view would make an excellent addition to this home:
[Still-life banquet piece]
I Beckett ex [illegible traces of effaced inscription, lower right]
Mezzotint, platemark 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼"), with very large margins. 19th century impression on wove paper.
Crabs and prawns on a platter on a covered table; grapes, peaches, an open melon, plums and a lemon behind; silver tobacco jar upper left. Mezzotint by painter and engraver Robert Robinson (fl.1674-d.1706). Robinson is chiefly remembered for early mezzotints such as this, while the most notable of his surviving paintings are the panels he painted for a house on St Botolph Street in the City of London, now housed at the Sir John Cass School in Aldgate.
State ii/ii (Christopher Lennox-Boyd database).
[Ref: 40220] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
I Beckett ex [illegible traces of effaced inscription, lower right]
Mezzotint, platemark 240 x 185mm (9½ x 7¼"), with very large margins. 19th century impression on wove paper.
Crabs and prawns on a platter on a covered table; grapes, peaches, an open melon, plums and a lemon behind; silver tobacco jar upper left. Mezzotint by painter and engraver Robert Robinson (fl.1674-d.1706). Robinson is chiefly remembered for early mezzotints such as this, while the most notable of his surviving paintings are the panels he painted for a house on St Botolph Street in the City of London, now housed at the Sir John Cass School in Aldgate.
State ii/ii (Christopher Lennox-Boyd database).
[Ref: 40220] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)
Farmhouse
Prints of agriculture and farm animals are ideal here:
[Women herding cows, sheep and goats.]
[n.d., c.1770.]
Etching, proof
before letters. 460 x 650mm (18 x 25¾"). Trimmed within plate, repaired
tear, vertical centre fold.
Peasants and their flocks at a stream. One woman rides a cow laden with firewood.
[Ref: 47933] £280.00
(£336.00 incl.VAT)
[Women herding cows, sheep and goats.] [n.d., c.1770.]
Etching, proof before letters. 460 x 650mm (18 x 25¾"). Trimmed within plate, repaired tear, vertical centre fold.
Peasants and their flocks at a stream. One woman rides a cow laden with firewood.
[Ref: 47933] £280.00 (£336.00 incl.VAT)
Beach House
[Laura Honey] The Sea Nymph.
Painted by T. Harper. Eng.d by A.M. Huffman.
London, J. & F. Harwood [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint. 270 x 205mm, (10½ x 8"), with very wide margins
A bathing beauty with a headdress of shells. We have seen a proof example with a pencil identification for Laura Honey (1816?-1843), described by DNB as 'a pleasing and graceful actress and a delightful ballad-singer'. Harper & Huffman worked together on Folker's 'Beauties of Brighton', with women in local settings.
See 54180 & 54181
[Ref: 54056] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
Painted by T. Harper. Eng.d by A.M. Huffman.
London, J. & F. Harwood [n.d., c.1840].
Mezzotint. 270 x 205mm, (10½ x 8"), with very wide margins
A bathing beauty with a headdress of shells. We have seen a proof example with a pencil identification for Laura Honey (1816?-1843), described by DNB as 'a pleasing and graceful actress and a delightful ballad-singer'. Harper & Huffman worked together on Folker's 'Beauties of Brighton', with women in local settings.
See 54180 & 54181
[Ref: 54056] £230.00 (£276.00 incl.VAT)
A Neoclassical home
Mythological and classical scenes would compliment this kind of home perfectly.
Painted by Anthony Vandyke. Engraved by V. Green Mezzotinto Engraver to his Majesty, & to the Elector General.
In Mons.r. Pigage's Catalogue of the Dusseldorf Gallery this Subject is N.o.22. Published Jan.y. 2.d.1792, by V. & R. Green Newman Street, London.
Mezzotint with very large margins, rare; Plate: 510 x 610mm (20 x 24"). Some light foxing. Repaired damage in margins. Stain on right.
A sleeping Antiope, daughter of the river god Asopus, is approached by the god Zeus in the form of a satyr. Several cherubs play amongst the tree tops while an eagle, the symbol of Zeus, holds thunderbolts in its mouth behind the couple. No. 113 in Green's Catalogue of his Dusseldorf Gallery Exhibition.
Goodwin: 278
[Ref: 36537] £520.00
A Tudor abode
Sticking to the time period with Tudor imagery would work well here.
Henricus. VIII Angliæ. Fr & Hiberniæ R.E.X &c. Fund.r. Coll: Trinit: Cantab: Ao. D.t 1546.
J. Faber.
[1714.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A three-quater length portrait of Henry VIII standing holding a pair of gloves. One from a series of forty-five portraits of the founders of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges.
[Ref: 43729] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
J. Faber.
[1714.]
Mezzotint. Sheet: 265 x 200mm (10½ x 8"). Trimmed and laid on album sheet.
A three-quater length portrait of Henry VIII standing holding a pair of gloves. One from a series of forty-five portraits of the founders of Oxford and Cambridge Colleges.
[Ref: 43729] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)
Contemporary Builds
Often contemporary builds have lots of white walls so almost anything could go in here but I think modern etchings match the aesthetic best.
[London Bridge.]
Fred Newman [signed in pencil].
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching with very large margins. Platemark: 145 x 175mm (5¾ x 7").
A view of the north end of London Bridge and the river Thames, London. Various small boats can be seen on the water, with a number of cranes along the bridge itself. The top of the Monument, and the spire of St Magnus-the-Martyr church can be seen in the distance behind the large office building in the centre of the image. Signed by the aritist, Fred Newman.
[Ref: 35783] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Fred Newman [signed in pencil].
[n.d., c.1900.]
Etching with very large margins. Platemark: 145 x 175mm (5¾ x 7").
A view of the north end of London Bridge and the river Thames, London. Various small boats can be seen on the water, with a number of cranes along the bridge itself. The top of the Monument, and the spire of St Magnus-the-Martyr church can be seen in the distance behind the large office building in the centre of the image. Signed by the aritist, Fred Newman.
[Ref: 35783] £95.00 (£114.00 incl.VAT)
Chalet
Images of winter sports would inundate a frosty Chalet with cosy vibes.
The Ski - Jumper Switzerland.
Holloway.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Chromolithograph, sheet 275 x 200mm. 10¾ x 8".
A skier in mid-air.
[Ref: 11353] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
Holloway.
[n.d., c.1930.]
Chromolithograph, sheet 275 x 200mm. 10¾ x 8".
A skier in mid-air.
[Ref: 11353] £65.00 (£78.00 incl.VAT)
A hunting/fishing lodge
[Deer Stalking.]
Richard Ansdell. F. Bacon.
London_ Published by Owen Bailey, 4, Arlington St., Mornington Crescent._Jany. 1, 1851.
Etching on india laid paper, proof before title, 370 x 645mm. 14½ x 25½". Surface slightly soiled.
A
stalker takes a shot at a fleeing stag in a highland landscape. From a
set of six 'Deer Stalking', after Richard Ansdell (1815 - 1885).
Printseller's Association: pg.85.
[Ref: 12363] £240.00
(£288.00 incl.VAT)
[Caught.]
Geo. Marples. [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Plate: 75 x 140mm (3 x 5½'') very large margins. Laid on card.
A scene showing a salmon caught on a line.
[Ref: 49595] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Geo. Marples. [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1930.]
Etching. Plate: 75 x 140mm (3 x 5½'') very large margins. Laid on card.
A scene showing a salmon caught on a line.
[Ref: 49595] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)
Owning a bit of history with a print or map of the surrounding area of the home would be also be a great option and you can find these by using Quick Search or by browsing by subject on our website
At the end of the day art is so subjective and you want to find a piece that is aesthetically pleasing to you as you'll be the one looking at it the majority of the time!
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