About The School for Scandal
Originating from a background in fine art, we simply endeavor to acquire what we could not live without, obsessed by scale, color, deterioration and the odd thing that may provoke.
Established in 20131stDibs seller since 2019
VAT ID
GB320010391
Featured Pieces
Mid 20th Century To Scale Plaster Cast of The Ludovisi Throne Grand Tour
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A 1 to 1 scale plaster reproduction of the three reliefs from the famous Ludovisi Throne, located in the Archaeological Museum of Palazzo Altemps, Rome. 460-450 BC circa.
The throne...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
19th Century French Oil on Canvas Coton De Tulear Dog Portrait
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An atmospheric oil on canvas (later laid on board) depiction of what we believe to be a Coton De Tulear canine. Housed in a period rosewood veneered frame with gilt slip.
The dog p...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
19th Century Taxidermy Jack Russell by Linsley Brothers of Leeds
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A stern and rotund mid to late 19th century taxidermy Jack Russel, presented standing on a velvet and rope decorated cushion with its perfectly faded verdgris green background.
The c...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Velvet, Natural Fiber, Glass, Pine
Circa 1912 African Leopard Cub Skin Rug By Edward Gerrard & Sons London
Located in Lowestoft, GB
African Leopard Cub Skin Rug (Panthera pardus), circa 1912-1913, British East Africa, by Edward Gerrard & Sons, Taxidermists & Osteologists, 61 College Place, Camden Town, London
An...
Category
Early 20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber
18th Century George III Dormitory Graffitied Bureau Winchester College Desk
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare George III bureau bookcase from a dormitory of Winchester College circa 1770
Heavily inscribed with the names of pupils and dates. The front of the fall is inscribed "L Tate...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century British Desks
Materials
Pine
English Bull Terrier Interest, Pedigree, Dog Shows, Photography 1910-1960
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A collection of ephemera relating to the English Bull Terrier dog breed spanning from the early 20th century to the 1960's
Consisting of Pedigree Dog & Livestock Insurance Associati...
Category
20th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Paper
19th Century Fossilised Vertebrae Vernacular Foot Stool Taxidermy
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A highly unusual primitive foot stool, constructed from a fossilised vertebrae with peg jointed chamfered legs.
The vertebrae is possibly from a whale, due to its size and the wood...
Category
Antique 19th Century British Taxidermy
Materials
Natural Fiber, Wood
Early 19th Century English Country House Iron & Glass Garden Cloche
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A extremely well cast iron & glass garden cloche, all glass panels are in perfect order. Age related wear and discolouration to the paint and iron work.
19th century in age, English...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century British Early Victorian Planters and Jardinieres
Materials
Iron
Late 20thC Susan Jayne Hocking Portrait Painting Elderly Chinaman Sir David Tang
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A unusual pigment and oil on board portrait of an elderly Chinese gent by Susan Jayne Hocking
The painting has a thick impasto application with sgraffito mark making, and what appe...
Category
Late 20th Century English Paintings
Materials
Hardwood, Paint
Early 20th Century Art Deco Large Modernist Bronze Pedestal Pendant Lantern
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A striking and unusual cast bronze pendant, the central column has six arms that contain elongated bulbs with collars at either end.
The pendants has its original opaline bulbs but...
Category
Early 20th Century English Chandeliers and Pendants
Materials
Bronze
Circa 1845 Robert Strahan & Co Ireland Dublin Red Leather Armchair, Elveden Hall
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fine mid 19th century red leather tub armchair, by the cabinet maker and upholster Robert Strahan & Co of 24-25 Henry Street Dublin, In country house condition totally untouched an...
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Irish Armchairs
Materials
Leather, Oak
19th Century San Fransisco Sutro Baths Giltwood Seahorse Bicycle Folk Art
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A Sutro Baths giltwood seahorse bicycle circa 1890, commissioned by Adolph Sutro to adorn the infamous Sutro Baths in San Francisco. One of eight originally made, film director Georg...
Category
Antique 19th Century American Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
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