General Gift Guide!

Not sure what to get someone for a the holidays, their birthday, leaving or wedding present,? Check out some ideas below:

Topography

One idea is a print of somewhere that holds special meaning to them. Perhaps they had a fantastic holiday in Italy , you went to school together, or they are getting married in a spectacularly old building? Search our website or check out our subject categories.


Palazzo Grimani ora J.R. Direzione delle Poste. Palais Grimani. Direction de la Poste.
Gilio dis. Lit. Kier.
Giuseppe Kier, Edit. piazza S. Marco No. 117. [n.d., c.1850.]
Lithograph in fine hand colour with gum arabic highlights. Printed area 170 x 210mm (6¾ x 8¼"), with publisher's blind stamp, very large margins.
The mid-16th century Renaissance-style Palazzo Grimani di San Luca, facing the Grand Canal, now Venice's Appeal Court.
[Ref: 39766]   £90.00   (£108.00 incl.VAT)

 

 Animals

Do they have a pet that they adore? Own a farm? Or do they have a favourite animal?


[American Cockers]
Henry Wilkinson. [signed in pencil.]
[n.d., c.1960.]
Etching. Plate: 240 x 350mm (9½ x 13¾"). Edition: 6/250.
An etching by artist Henry Wilkinson (1921-2011) who specialised in sporting dogs and scenes.
[Ref: 47919]   £170.00   (£204.00 incl.VAT) 


Hobbies

Are they in a sports team, play an instrument, theatrical, dance or other hobbies?

''Goal''. The Boys Own Paper.
Painted for the ''Boy's Own Paper'' by Thomas M. Hemy.
Alf. Cooke Leeds. [56 Paternoster Row E.C.][n.d., c.1890.]
Chromolithograph. Sheet: 285 x 420mm (11¼ x 16½''). Folds as normal.
A scene showing a football match watched by schoolboys from Eton sitting in the front row.
[Ref: 49193]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)
 


 The Guitar.
Miss F. Corbaux. W.H. Mote.
Peter Jackson, London & Paris. [n.d. c.1840.]
Steel engraving. 272 x 205mm. 10¾ x 8".
A young maiden sat in the garden strumming at a guitar, her a friend stands behind her leaning on a stone table.
[Ref: 22651]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT) 

 

[Juliet at the Balcony.]
[Painted by B. R. Haydon.] [Drawn on Stone by J. W. Giles.]
[London, Published July 1st. 1823 by J. Dickinson, 114 New Bond Street/Printed by C.Hullmandel.]
Lithograph. 236 x 190mm. 9¼ x 7½".
Romeo and Juliet embraving on the balcony at night. Romeo's hand points towards the rising sun, indicating that he must leave.
[Ref: 14881]   £60.00   (£72.00 incl.VAT)
 

"Dacia".
D. Lewis Graves. - 28. [pencil signature.]
Etching. Watermarked, J Whatman. 254 x 197mm. 10 x 7¾".
A ballerina mid ballet leap.
[Ref: 19194]   £130.00   (£156.00 incl.VAT)
 


 [Couple playing cards.]
[n.d. c.1770.]
Etching and engraving, with dutch text on verso. Plate 77 x 114mm. 3 x 4½". Trimmed to plate.
A anonymous engraving, with two people sat at a table, playing cards by candlelight; a greyhound sits to the right near a large chest.
[Ref: 23339]   £70.00   (£84.00 incl.VAT)


Florals

They say you can never go wrong with flowers!

 
[Anemone and Flowers.]
[n.d., c.1850.]
Watercolour. Sheet: 205 x 185mm (8 x 7¼'').
A very fine amateur illustration of wild flowers.
[Ref: 51073]   £160.00   (£192.00 incl.VAT)

If you haven't found any inspiration here or on our website we have lots more uncatalogued stock in our shop (in a much wider array of prices). It is extremely helpful if you could let us know when you are planning on coming by and what kind of things you are hoping to look at! If you can't make it to the shop if you email us the kinds of things you are looking for we can go through the folders on your behalf!

Check out of Teachers/Professors gift guide for more ideas!

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