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Design for Tapestry c. 1930s for George M Hammer furniture designers, London UK
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell and who
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Design for Tapestry c. 1930s for George M Hammer furniture designers, London UK

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Tapestry c. 1930s for George M Hammer furniture designers, London UK

H 9.85 in W 19.69 in
Exclusive & Attractive 1930s poster design - George M Hammer furniture London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Exclusive & Attractive 1930s poster design - George M Hammer furniture London

Donald L. Hadden
Exclusive & Attractive 1930s poster design - George M Hammer furniture London, c. 1930

H 9.06 in W 12.41 in
Design for Bedroom Furniture. 1930s for George M Hammer designers, London UK
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Bedroom Furniture. 1930s for George M Hammer designers, London UK

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Bedroom Furniture. 1930s for George M Hammer designers, London UK, c. 1930

H 9.06 in W 12.41 in
Design for Walnut Cabinet with Silver Decoration 1930 for George M Hammer London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
renowned for their interior woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Walnut Cabinet with Silver Decoration 1930 for George M Hammer London

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Walnut Cabinet with Silver Decoration 1930 for George M Hammer London, c. 1930

H 13.39 in W 10.24 in
Furniture of Distinction 1930s poster design - George M Hammer designers London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Furniture of Distinction 1930s poster design - George M Hammer designers London

Donald L. Hadden
Furniture of Distinction 1930s poster design - George M Hammer designers London, c. 1930

H 9.06 in W 12.41 in
Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London, c. 1929

H 5.52 in W 7.88 in
Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell
Category

1920s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Art Deco Marquetry Panels 1927 for Furniture George M Hammer London, c. 1929

H 5.52 in W 7.88 in
Design for Lounge Furniture. 1929 for George M Hammer designers, London UK
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick
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1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Lounge Furniture. 1929 for George M Hammer designers, London UK

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Lounge Furniture. 1929 for George M Hammer designers, London UK, c. 1929

H 9.06 in W 12.41 in
Nude Portrait of a Spanish Woman - Scottish art female portrait oil painting
By William Crosbie
Located in London, GB
Hugh MacDiarmid, J D Fergusson, James Bridie, T J Honeyman, and Basil Spence. Other regulars at his
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20th Century Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude Portrait of a Spanish Woman - Scottish art female portrait oil painting
Nude Portrait of a Spanish Woman - Scottish art female portrait oil painting

William Crosbie
Nude Portrait of a Spanish Woman - Scottish art female portrait oil painting, 1981

H 32 in W 24 in D 2 in
D.L Hadden Design for Executive Desks Geo.M.Hammer 1959 Watercolour and Pencil
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of
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1950s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil, Watercolor

D.L Hadden Design for Executive Desks Geo.M.Hammer 1959 Watercolour and Pencil

Donald L. Hadden
D.L Hadden Design for Executive Desks Geo.M.Hammer 1959 Watercolour and Pencil, 1959

H 16.15 in W 20.08 in
Calligraphy for George M Hammer London Church Fitters post-war reconstruction
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick
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1950s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Calligraphy for George M Hammer London Church Fitters post-war reconstruction

Donald L. Hadden
Calligraphy for George M Hammer London Church Fitters post-war reconstruction, c. 1950

H 7.88 in W 13.78 in
D.L Hadden Design for Coat of Arms for Derby County Council Chambers 1956
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell
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1950s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil, Watercolor

D.L Hadden Design for Coat of Arms for Derby County Council Chambers 1956

Donald L. Hadden
D.L Hadden Design for Coat of Arms for Derby County Council Chambers 1956, 1959

H 20.48 in W 29.34 in
William Crosbie, Reclining nude, Scottish Modernist oil
By William Crosbie
Located in Harkstead, GB
architects such as Basil Spence; the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Britain Can Make It show in 1946 and the
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

William Crosbie, Reclining nude, Scottish Modernist oil
William Crosbie, Reclining nude, Scottish Modernist oil

William Crosbie
William Crosbie, Reclining nude, Scottish Modernist oil, 1991

H 8.5 in W 20 in D 2.5 in
William Crosbie, Phoenix, Full length nude, Large Scottish Modernist oil
By William Crosbie
Located in Harkstead, GB
through his association with architects such as Basil Spence; the Victoria & Albert Museum’s Britain Can
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20th Century Modern Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

William Crosbie, Phoenix, Full length nude, Large Scottish Modernist oil
William Crosbie, Phoenix, Full length nude, Large Scottish Modernist oil

William Crosbie
William Crosbie, Phoenix, Full length nude, Large Scottish Modernist oil, 1980

H 59 in W 26 in D 1.5 in

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Teak "Bishop's Chair" by Sir Basil Spence for Coventry Cathedral
By Sir Basil Spence
Located in New York, NY
edition custom-made for Coventry Cathedral, this chair was designed by Sir Basil Spence in 1960. Sir
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Vintage 1960s English Armchairs

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Steel

Teak "Bishop's Chair" by Sir Basil Spence for Coventry Cathedral
Teak "Bishop's Chair" by Sir Basil Spence for Coventry Cathedral

Teak "Bishop's Chair" by Sir Basil Spence for Coventry Cathedral

H 43.5 in W 26.25 in D 25.25 in
Black & White Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh by Egle Kisieliute
By Egle Kisieliute
Located in London, Hertfordshire
. Mortonhall Crematorium, Edinburgh, 1967 Architect: Sir Basil Spence
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

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Archival Ink, Board, Photographic Paper

Black & White Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh by Egle Kisieliute
Black & White Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh by Egle Kisieliute

Egle Kisieliute
Black & White Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh by Egle Kisieliute, 2018

H 51.19 in W 33.86 in D 1.19 in
Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh University by Egle Kisieliute
By Egle Kisieliute
Located in London, Hertfordshire
, 1967 Architect(s): Sir Basil Spence, Glover & Ferguson Gordon Aikman Lecture Theatre, Edinburgh, 1970
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2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography

Materials

Archival Ink, Board, Photographic Paper

Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh University by Egle Kisieliute
Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh University by Egle Kisieliute

Egle Kisieliute
Photograph of Brutalist Architecture, Edinburgh University by Egle Kisieliute, 2018

H 51.19 in W 33.86 in D 1.19 in
Gordon Russell Mid-Century Modern Cotswold School Arts & Crafts Ten Oak Chairs
By Gordon Russell
Located in London, GB
Cathedral in England was damaged by bombs during the Second World War and the Scottish architect, Sir Basil
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Vintage 1960s Great Britain (UK) Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Gordon Russell Mid-Century Modern Cotswold School Arts & Crafts Ten Oak Chairs
Gordon Russell Mid-Century Modern Cotswold School Arts & Crafts Ten Oak Chairs

Gordon Russell Mid-Century Modern Cotswold School Arts & Crafts Ten Oak Chairs

H 28.5 in W 21 in D 18 in
Abstract Wooden Sculpture 'Untitled' by Ronald Pope
Located in Surbiton, GB
number of architectural commissions in the Midlands including a figure of St Catherine for Basil Spence
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Mid-20th Century British Mid-Century Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Wood

Abstract Wooden Sculpture 'Untitled' by Ronald Pope
Abstract Wooden Sculpture 'Untitled' by Ronald Pope

Abstract Wooden Sculpture 'Untitled' by Ronald Pope

H 18.12 in W 2.37 in D 2.37 in
D.L.Hadden 1930s Original Gouache Design for Embroidery for Cushion
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
renowned for their interior woodwork, they were commissioned to undertake the choir stalls in Sir Basil
Category

1930s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

D.L.Hadden 1930s Original Gouache Design for Embroidery for Cushion
D.L.Hadden 1930s Original Gouache Design for Embroidery for Cushion

Donald L. Hadden
D.L.Hadden 1930s Original Gouache Design for Embroidery for Cushion, c. 1930

H 15.16 in W 15.56 in
1930s Design for Master's Chair for British Optical Association - Geo. M Hammer
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell and who
Category

1920s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

1930s Design for Master's Chair for British Optical Association - Geo. M Hammer

Donald L. Hadden
1930s Design for Master's Chair for British Optical Association - Geo. M Hammer, c. 1929

H 12.6 in W 9.06 in
Coventry Cathedral Chairs, Dick Russell, 1960
Located in London, GB
Cathedral; a post-war project led by Sir Basil Spence following the near total destruction of the cathedral
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Vintage 1960s British Mid-Century Modern Chairs

Materials

Oak

Coventry Cathedral Chairs, Dick Russell, 1960
Coventry Cathedral Chairs, Dick Russell, 1960

Coventry Cathedral Chairs, Dick Russell, 1960

H 27.96 in W 15.56 in D 20.87 in
19th Century Leather Cordite Carrier Umbrella Stand
By Sir Basil Spence
Located in Den Haag, NL
English late 19th century leather cordite carrier, the original carrying handle is lost, Some burn marks, heavily used. Lots of patine. Beautiful brown colors.    
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Early 20th Century English Edwardian Umbrella Stands

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Leather

19th Century Leather Cordite Carrier Umbrella Stand
19th Century Leather Cordite Carrier Umbrella Stand

19th Century Leather Cordite Carrier Umbrella Stand

H 20.08 in Dm 4.93 in
Design for Art Deco Castle Marquetry Panel 1927 for Furniture Hammer London
By Donald L. Hadden
Located in London, GB
Sir Basil Spence’s ground-breaking Coventry Cathedral. Dick Russell (brother of Gordon Russell and who
Category

1920s Modern Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Design for Art Deco Castle Marquetry Panel 1927 for Furniture Hammer London

Donald L. Hadden
Design for Art Deco Castle Marquetry Panel 1927 for Furniture Hammer London, c. 1929

H 9.85 in W 7.09 in
Mid-Century Fish Ceramic by Steven Barry Sykes
By Steven Barry Sykes
Located in Roma, IT
artwork to many churches in the UK and had an association with architects such as Basil Spence and Gerard
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Vintage 1940s British Mid-Century Modern Ceramics

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Ceramic

Mid-Century Fish Ceramic by Steven Barry Sykes
Mid-Century Fish Ceramic by Steven Barry Sykes

Mid-Century Fish Ceramic by Steven Barry Sykes

H 9.45 in W 10.44 in D 1.19 in
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