James Hart Festival of Britain 1951 London Transport map poster UK Mid Century
By James Hart
Located in London, GB
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Lithograph
Cinema: The Telecinema architectural drawing Festival of Britain Telekinema
By Derek Wicrow
Located in London, GB
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Pencil
Set of Four 1950s "Jason" Festival of Britain Chairs by Carl Jacobs for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs, Kandya
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
It was installed in the South Bank restaurant at the 1951 Festival of Britain. The striking plywood shell combines with angled beechwood legs to create a stylish and inviting shape...
Beech, Plywood
Pair of Low Side Table End Table by Edward Ihnatowicz Mars Furniture
By Heal's, Edward Ihnatowicz
Located in London, GB
These little midcentury low table are typical of the 1951 festival of Britain style championed by British designers such as Ernest Race.
Brass, Steel
$1,884
Charles Mahoney - Self Portrait, Modern British watercolour and ink drawing
Located in London, GB
Important mural commissions completed by Mahoney include those for Morley College, the Festival of Britain and Campion Hall, Oxford.
Ink, Watercolor
$9,423Sale Price / set|30% Off
Unique 1950s Springbok Garden Table and Chairs Set by Ernest Race
By Race Furniture, Ernest Race
Located in Shepperton, Surrey
A unique 1950s table with four accompanying "Springbok" chairs by Ernest Race for Race Furniture. Made for the 1951 Festival of Britain, the chairs are of original vintage.
Steel
Elegant Pair of Elm and Beech Easy Chairs by Ercol, UK, 1950s. Model 493.
By Ercol
Located in Geneva, CH
Ercol furniture was exhibited at the 1951 Festival of Britain, as it represented the latest style and fashion in furniture design and manufacture.
Beech
Leonard Rosoman Shell Guide to Midlothian advertising poster Modern British Art
By Leonard Rosoman
Located in London, GB
He painted a mural for the Festival of Britain in 1951, murals for the British Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels International Exhibition, and for the restaurant at the Royal Academy's B...
Lithograph
Cats and Flowers - 20th Century British Applique textile collage
Located in London, GB
The piece predates Howard’s most famous piece, The Country Wife, a large textile hanging for the Country Pavilion of the Festival of Britain exhibition of 1951 (now in the collection...
Fabric
Cats in a Conservatory - Applique work Picture, British c.1950
Located in London, GB
The piece predates Howard’s most famous piece, The Country Wife, a large textile hanging for the Country Pavilion of the Festival of Britain exhibition of 1951 (now in the collection...
Textile
$953Sale Price|45% Off
English Mid Century Hand Crafted Ercol Elm Drop Leaf Coffee Lounge Table.
By Ercol
Located in Reading, Berkshire
Ercol furniture was exhibited at the 1951 Festival of Britain, as it represented the latest style and fashion in furniture design and manufacture.
Beech, Elm
Vintage Antelope Chair by Ernest Race
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
This was designed in 1951 for the Festival of Britain exposition, and this one dates from around that time.
Steel
WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s
Located in Gloucester, GB
WW2 Factory Safety Poster Circa 1940s - Original litho poster - Designed by Bruce Angrave - Framed in a black wooden frame with glass - English ~ 1940s - 52cm wide x 78.5cm tall B...
Paper
Large Pair Of Victorian Cast Iron Drive Way Gates By Yates Haywood & Co England
Located in London, GB
In 1851 the company displayed a selection of their products at the Great Exhibition in Hyde Park which was retained and displayed 100 years later at the Festival of Britain in 1951. ...
Iron
Edward Bawden, Modern British art, Kew Gardens
By Edward Bawden
Located in Harkstead, GB
Bawden did decorations for the SS Orcades and Oronsay and for the Unicorn Pavilion for the Festival of Britain of 1951. His son was the artist Richard Bawden.
Paper, Engraving
Set of Ten Mid-Century Carl Jacobs 'Jason' Chairs
Located in Gloucestershire, GB
In 1952 three hundred were installed in the South Bank Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain. This set has the solid metal leg option, finished in ivory with a black foot...
Wrought Iron
Michael O'Connell, Wall Hanging, unique Painting on fabric, 1950s UK
Located in London, Fitzrovia
He was commissioned to produce a very large 56 meters long wall hanging for the Festival of Britain. O'Connell focused on the wall hanging or 'painted tapestry' as a form of contemp...
Fabric
Mid Century 50's English Bent Plywood End Table Coffee Table by Myer
Located in Leicester, GB
The end table listed here, a longer coffee table and a table with a hole created to hold a snack bowl! A lovely 50's Festival of Britain meets Nordic aesthetic. Size 46cm x 66c...
Oak, Plywood
$336
Walter Hoyle Shell Guide to Monmouthshire advertising poster Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Lithograph
Guinness Poster 5 Million Daily Original Advertising Poster Abram Games
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Other notable works of his include the 'Blonde Bombshell’ ATS poster of 1941 and the 'Festival Star', designed for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Lithograph
Michael O'Connell, "car crash", Paste Resist Painting on Woven Textile, 1950s
Located in London, Fitzrovia
He was commissioned to produce a very large 56 meters long wall hanging for the Festival of Britain. O'Connell focused on the wall hanging or 'painted tapestry' as a form of contemp...
Textile
Death of Faithful - Horses from Pilgrim’s Progress
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Paper, Etching
Michael O'Connell, sunbathing, Wall Hanging, Painting on Woven Fabric, 1950s UK
Located in London, Fitzrovia
He was commissioned to produce a very large 56 meters long wall hanging for the Festival of Britain. O'Connell focused on the wall hanging or 'painted tapestry' as a form of contemp...
Fabric
Stone Bust Sculpture by a Student of Sir Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Sir Hugh Casson Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999) rose to fame in 1951 when he was appointed Director of Architecture for the Festival of Britain. It was for this that he received his knig...
Limestone
Mid Century Bar Cart Drinks Trolley, Frank Guille England, C.1950
Located in London, GB
Under a string of brilliant teachers, Frank Guille was shaped to become part of a new wave of designers. Exhibiting at the Festival of Britain in 1951. In excellent condition comm...
Steel
Lynn Chadwick, British, ink abstract figurative painting, black wash, 1966
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
In early 1951, the Arts Council of Britain commissioned him to produce a large-scale sculpture for the Festival of Britain; The Fisheater was exhibited at the Tate Gallery through 19...
Paper, Ink, Pen
Walter Hoyle Queens' College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Linocut
Walter Hoyle Jesus College Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Linocut
Carved Antique Stone Sculpture by a Student of Hugh Casson
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
Sir Hugh Casson (1910-1999) rose to fame in 1951 when he was appointed Director of Architecture for the Festival of Britain. It was for this that he received his knighthood, remainin...
Stone, Limestone
$3,029
Walter Hoyle King’s College Chapel Cambridge linocut print Modern British Art
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Linocut
Price Upon Request
Mosaic, 1960 - 20th C Abstracted Still Life Oil Painting, Yellow, Green + Red
By Laurence Scarfe
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Oil, Board
Untitled 34, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1969
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Board, Oil
Price Upon Request
Mosaic, Oil on Board Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1960
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Board
Paultons Square, Chelsea, Oil on Canvas Painting by Laurence Scarfe, 1947
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Canvas
Student Life, The Artist-Orientalist Having Tea, Chelsea, Painting, 1941
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Watercolor
'Londoners' 1940s Etching
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Etching
Variations on the Theme ‘Window’ - Neighbours
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Paper, Etching
$2,261
Variations on the Theme ‘Swabbing and Sweeping’ - by Peter László Péri
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Etching
Student Life, Morning (Gunter Grove, Chelsea), Watercolour Painting, 1941
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Of major importance were his murals for the Dome of Discovery and the Regatta Restaurant at the Festival of Britain’s South Bank site (1951). Other murals included those for the P&O ...
Watercolor
Hugh Casson: St John's College, Oxford lithograph
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
Christ Church, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
Hugh Casson The Chapel, Radley College signed print c. 1980
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color
Walter Hoyle Gate of Honour Caius linocut print
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Linocut
'Londoners' 1940s Etchings - Love
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Etching
Mother and Child
By Peter Laszlo Peri
Located in London, GB
His long-lost Festival of Britain sculpture 'The Sunbathers' was recently restored and installed at Waterloo Station.
Paper, Etching
St John's College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
Brasenose College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
The Queen's College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
Lincoln College, Oxford lithograph by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Lithograph
Walter Hoyle: St Catharine's College, Cambridge linocut print
By Walter Hoyle
Located in London, GB
At the latter he was strongly influenced by Edward Bawden, one of Britain’s greatest linocut printers. Bawden had been commissioned by the 1951 Festival of Britain to produce a mural...
Linocut
Trinity College, Oxford watercolour by Hugh Casson
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Watercolor
Hugh Casson Magdalen College and Bridge Oxford limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color
Hugh Casson: Magdalene College, Cambridge, First Court limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color
$25,000
Hans Coper Small Pot
By Hans Coper
Located in Atlanta, GA
By 1951 he had received considerable recognition exhibiting his pots in the "Festival of Britain." Coper favored compound shapes that, while simple in appearance, were in fact co...
Stoneware
Hugh Casson Emmanuel College Cambridge Front Court limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color, Lithograph
Hugh Casson Oriel College, Oxford limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color, Lithograph
Hugh Casson Oriel College, Oxford limited edition print
By Hugh Casson
Located in London, GB
After employment as a camoufleur during World War 2 by the Air Ministry, in 1948 he was appointed as director of architecture for the Festival of Britain. A close friend of the Royal...
Color, Lithograph
Set of Four 'Antelope' Chairs
By Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Set of four 'Antelope' chairs designed for the terrace of the Royal Festival Hall, during the Festival of Britain, 1951.
Unavailable
H 31.89 in W 18.51 in D 23.63 in
Pair of Midcentury 'Antelope' Chairs by Ernest Race, England, circa 1950
By Race Furniture, Ernest Race
Located in London, GB
Pair of original antelope chairs designed by Ernest Race for the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Metal
Mid-Century English Metal Umbrella Stand
Located in High Point, NC
The Stand is painted a soft shade of blue and features brass arrow-like tips and curlicue feet. Very Festival of Britain. Removable drip tray.
Metal, Brass
Unavailable
H 33.08 in W 48.04 in D 18.51 in
1950s Gordon Russell Hardwood and Mahogany "Double Helix' Sideboard
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Model 407 originally exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951, later went into production in 1953, and has become an iconic piece of mid-20th century furniture.
Hardwood
Robin Day Utility Sideboard by Heals, 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in Southampton, GB
A rare 1950s sideboard designed by Robin Day as part of the Utility range for Heals department store in London and exhibited in the Home and Gardens Pavilion at the Festival of Brita...
Beech, Mahogany
Unavailable
H 35.44 in W 22.05 in D 21.26 in
Set of Six Midcentury Dining Chairs by Andrew J Milne, for Heals, London
By Heal's, Andrew Milne
Located in Heathfield, East Sussex
Milne's designs, and indeed British design of this period. A highly regarded designer who probably best known for his perforated sheet steel armchair, created for the festival of Bri...
Wool, Rosewood
Solid Mahogany Lamp / Coffee Table by Gordon Russell, circa 1950
By Gordon Russell
Located in Derby, Derbyshire
This piece is all about the quality of materials, striking yet very simple design and wonderful detailing with the carefully shaped edge to the tabletop, elegant tapering legs with r...
Mahogany
Unavailable
H 36.23 in W 48.04 in D 17.03 in
1950's "Ellipse" Sideboard by W.H Russell for Gordon Russell Ltd
By W. H. Russell, Gordon Russell
Located in Stratford Upon Avon, GB
This is the rarer cousin of the more frequently found Helix sideboard designed by David Booth and Judith Ledeboer, made by Gordon Russell in Broadway, England and exhibited at the Fe...
Mahogany, Rosewood, Beech
Classical Statuary - a pair
Located in Cambridge, GB
He was part of the team creating murals and features for the Festival of Britain and took important commissions from industrialists thereafter.
Watercolor
Unavailable
H 27.96 in W 20.48 in D 17.72 in
Pair of 1950s Jason Chairs Designed by Carl Jacobs & Frank Guille for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
In 1952 three hundred were installed in the South Bank Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain. (V&A) These are the early all wood version.
Wood
Original 1971 British Columbia Winter Sports Festival Poster
Located in Montreal, QU
About The Poster: A great and colorful poster for the 1971 Festival of Winter Sports held in British Columbia.
Unavailable
H 7.29 in W 3.35 in D 3.35 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Bark" Tangerine orange. England, 1960s.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 5.28 in W 3.15 in D 1.78 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Coffin" vase aubergine. England, 1960s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 6.89 in W 2.56 in D 2.37 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Aztec" Tangerine orange. England, 1960s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 7.49 in W 3.15 in D 3.15 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, Tangerine.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 7.68 in W 3.35 in D 3.15 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Ruby Bark" vase.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 6.3 in W 3.15 in D 2.37 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; "Mobile phone" vase. England, 1970s.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 7.09 in W 4.02 in D 2.76 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Volcano" vase, Tangerine.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nourished by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the tradition of cra...
Glass
Unavailable
H 6.26 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, kingfisher Blue.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 5.91 in W 2.76 in D 2.76 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Bark" vase, Pewter colour.
By Whitefriars, Geoffrey Baxter
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 4.53 in W 2.52 in D 1.58 in
GEOFFREY BAXTER for Whitefriars; England, 1960s. "Nailhead" vase, Pewter colour.
By Geoffrey Baxter, Whitefriars
Located in MADRID, ES
However, in 1951, the Festival of Britain, revitalized the interest in the firm that was nurtured by new designers such as Geoffrey Baxter, who managed to extol the craft tradition t...
Glass
Unavailable
H 27.96 in W 20.48 in D 17.72 in
1950s Jason Chair Designed by Carl Jacobs & Frank Guille for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Lewes, East Sussex
In 1952 three hundred were installed in the South Bank Restaurant on the site of the Festival of Britain. (V&A) This is the all wood version.
Wood
Unavailable
H 12 in W 15.5 in
'Cavalry Club, 1939' Modern British Mid Century Master Drawing Illustration
Located in London, GB
He produced two public murals in London, the 'Cavalcade of Commonwealth' for the Festival of Britain 1951 and 'Coronation of Elizabeth II' in 1959.
Ink, Laid Paper, Pen
Landscape, 1945
By Frank Dobson
Located in London, GB
Dobson was appointed head of sculpture at the Royal College of Art in 1946, a post he held until his retirement in 1953. For the Festival of Britain site on the South Bank of the Tha...
Charcoal, Watercolor, Laid Paper
Unavailable
H 22.45 in W 24.41 in D 0.6 in
Original 1955 Palladio Wallpaper Sample 'Colonnade' Designed By Robert Nicholson
By Robert Nicholson, Palladio
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
But by 1951, an interest in interior and industrial design led him, and his brother Roger to win commissions for design work on the Festival Of Britain exhibition in Edinburgh. The ...
Unavailable
H 37.8 in W 24.81 in D 1.58 in
Large Red Cardinal Oil on Board Painting by Hans Schwarz, 1961
Located in Bodicote, Oxfordshire
He completed several murals for public buildings and also some work for the 1951 Festival of Britain. For almost twenty years Schwarz worked for several high-profile clients, includi...
Wood, Paint
Standing Figure
By Keith Vaughan
Located in London, GB
From 1948 - 1952 he taught at Central School of Art, and was commissioned to paint the central mural in the Dome of Discovery at the Festival of Britain in 1951. In 1952 Keith Vaug...
Festival of Britain Floor Lamp
Located in London, GB
British designed floor lamp displayed in the Festival of Britain in 1951.
Brass
Festival Of Britain Pair of ‘Antelope’ Chairs by Ernest Race
By Ernest Race
Located in Petworth, GB
Festival of Britain ‘Antelope’ pair of chairs designed by Ernest Race and made by Ernest Race Ltd.
Brass, Steel
Festival of Britain 1951 Skylon Midcentury Floor Lamp
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
A wonderful and rare Festival of Britain Skylon floor lamp, dates from 1950s The lamp is exact copy of the shape of the Skylon.
Metal
Pair of Rare Large Concrete Planters for Festival of Britain, 1950s
Located in Stow on the Wold, GB
Wonderful pair of rare planters originally designed for the gardens at the Festival of Britain, 1951. Made from solid concrete, with original white painted finish, the planters ha...
Concrete
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H 29.93 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Festival Of Britain DFDS Summer Travel Midcentury Design
Located in London, GB
Prepared by London Press Exchange for Festival of Britain 1951. Excellent condition, minor creasing at top right margin.
Paper
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H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Mid Century Design Poster by A. Games Festival of Britain 1951
By Abram Games
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster advertising the Festival of Britain 1951 from May 3 - September 30.
Paper
George Ronald Ferns Surrealist Oil Painting
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
He created a large mural for the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Canvas
Robin Day Festival Hall Chair Hille, UK, 1951
By Robin Day, Hille
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. This model 700 lounge chair was a development of a lounge chair he designed for the Roy...
Plywood, Sycamore, Walnut, Wool
Mid-Century Modern Circle Chair, Greece, Circa 1950s
Located in San Antonio, TX
Mid-century modern circle chair by Themistoklis Verangis, Greece, Circa 1950s was originally created for The Festival of Britain in 1951 is a modern classic. This vintage chair featu...
Metal
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H 15.95 in W 57.09 in D 23.23 in
Yew Wood Live Edge Plank Coffee Table by Reynolds of Ludlow English 1950s 1960s
By Reynolds of Ludlow
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
Reynolds was taught his cabinet making skills in an environment heavily influenced by the Arts and Crafts principles - his furniture went on to be shown at the famous 1951 Festival o...
Yew
Robin Day Desk for Hille, 1950's
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. This desk was designed a year earlier for London furniture manufacturer, Hille.
Beech
Robin Day Hillestak Desk Hille, London, 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. This desk was designed a year earlier for London furniture manufacturer, Hille.
Beech, Cherry
Michael O'Connell (1898-1976) Wall Hanging, Flying Bomb
Located in London, GB
After the Second World War, such newly developed techniques were used by O'Connell to create the Festival of Britain wall hangings." - Bonhams
Cotton
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H 31.11 in W 20.48 in D 18.12 in
1950s Original Ernest Race Antelope Chair, Curated Exhibition Chair
Located in Hook, Hampshire
These features reflected the Festival of Britain's ambition to inspire grey, post-war Britain and was a huge turning point in modernism.
Metal
Robin Day for Hille, Teakwood Cupboard, 1950s
By Robin Day
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain.
Teak
Unique Modernist Wooden Floor Lamp, England, C. 1951
Located in London, GB
Chances are, the light was made by an independent joiner/carpenter, possibly in response to their visit to the Festival of Britain. Billed as ‘a tonic to the nation’, millions of fa...
Oak
Robin Day Dining Set, Hille, 1950, UK
By Robin Day, S. Hille & Co.
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British industrial designer who rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain.
Walnut
1950s Double Helix Sideboard by Gordon Russell
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
This was designed in the very early 1950s, and was on display at the festival of Britain in 1951. It went into production from 1953, this example dates from the mid 1950s.
Wood
1950s Double Helix Sideboard by Gordon Russell
By Judith Ledeboer, Gordon Russell, David Booth
Located in London, GB
Model 407 originally exhibited at the Festival of Britain in 1951, later went into production in 1953, it has since become an iconic piece of mid-20th century furniture and the V&A h...
Mahogany, Rosewood
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H 6.3 in W 8.27 in D 22.84 in
A.B. Read Ivory Pair of Brass and Aluminium "Versalite" Wall Lights, 1948
Located in London, GB
The first acclaimed use of the "Versalite" range was at the `Design at Work' exhibition in 1948 and then at the Festival of Britain exhibition, 1951. Specifically, photographs show ...
Aluminum, Brass
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H 22.84 in W 30.71 in D 1.19 in
Lynn Chadwick 1972 Lithograph "Sitting Figures In Stripes III" Signed
By Lynn Chadwick
Located in Norwich, England
In 1951 he was commissioned to make three works for the Festival of Britain exhibition. Represented in most major collections worldwide.
Paper
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H 24.41 in W 36.23 in D 1.58 in
Original large WONDERFUL Impressionist oil painting of SELFRIDGES LONDON 1981
Located in Cirencester, GB
After World War II service with the Army he worked as a freelance designer, establishing himself through commissions for Central Office of Information at the 1951 Festival of Britain...
Oil
Robin Day Hillestak Chair, UK 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. The Hille furniture company was started in east London in 1906.
Beech, Bentwood, Walnut
Robin Day Walnut Fold-Down Table Hille, UK, 1950
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
He rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain. The Hille furniture company was started in east London in 1906.
Beech, Walnut
Robin Day Hillestak Dining Set Hille, UK, 1950s
By Hille, Robin Day
Located in London, GB
Robin Day was an iconic British industrial designer who rose to prominence in 1951 when he came up with the seating for the Festival of Britain.
Beech, Walnut
Rare 1930s Bauhaus Glass Ball Pendant Light by A.B Read for Troughton & Young
By Alfred Read
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
He also designed the central chandelier and all other lighting for the Royal Pavilion at the 1951 Festival of Britain.
Chrome
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H 33.08 in W 48.04 in D 18.12 in
Midcentury 1950s English Gordon Russell Sideboard Double Helix Mahogany Birch
By Gordon Russell, David Booth, Judith Ledeboer
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
This wonderful Gordon Russell of Broadway double helix sideboard, model number 407, was designed by David Booth and Judith Ledeboer for the Festival of Britain exhibition in 1951. T...
Brass
Isle of Wight Festival Original Vintage Poster, British, 1969
By David Fairbrother-Roe
Located in Devon, GB
A shocking day-glo pink poster by Liverpudlian artist David Fairbrother-Roe for the UK's 1969 Isle of Wight Festival. Just 11 days after Woodstock, over 150,000 peace-loving reveller...
Paper
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H 21.66 in Dm 13.78 in
Midcentury Versalite Desk Lamp by A B Read for Troughton & Young Postwar British
By A.B. Read 1
Located in Sherborne, Dorset
The “Versalite” range was first shown at the 'Design at Work' exhibition in 1948 and then went on to be widely used throughout the interior decor scheme in the Royal Festival Hall at...
Aluminum, Brass, Copper
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H 12.01 in W 15.99 in
Byzantium at Night with Shooting Star, 1989-1996 - Colourful Abstract Landscape
By John Christopherson
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Christopherson became attracted to the art world at the time of the 1951 Festival of Britain, when he began collecting modern paintings and sculpture.
Oil, Board
$2,600 / set
H 29 in W 20 in D 17 in
Modernist Pair of Plywood Chairs, Carl Jacob C2 "Jason" for Kandya
By Carl Jacobs
Located in Buffalo, NY
The Jason chair was designed by the Danish designer Carl Jacobs but was manufactured by Kandya, a British firm. This lightweight, stackable, chair has gently tapering splayed wooden ...
Beech, Plywood