Late Victorian Decorative Art

[English Gentlemen], from Vanity Fair twelve chromolithographs, on wove papers. Printed by Vincent Brooks Day & Son., with various dates from 1875 to 1897. Eight are by Spy, two are by Ape, one by "T" and one by Lib. Professionally framed with black and gilt frames and beige silk mats, with margins, apparently in excellent condition, not examined out of the frames. Titles comprise: "Accrington", June 11, 1892, "Newcastle Upon Tyne" July 18, 1893, "A New Peer", October 5, 1878, "South Bucks", June 4, 1896, "South Kensington", September 2, 1897, "Lord Salisbury's Manners", July 13, 1893, "The Blister", August 4, 1888, "A Postmaster General", April 30, 1892, "Sir James Miller", September 6, 1890, "Sol", October 28, 1897, "A Young Man" September 11, 1875, and "A Naturalist", September 9, 1882. Vanity Fair was a weekly magazine published in London, founded & edited by Thomas Gibson Bowles. His aim was to expose to contemporary vanities of Victorian society. From 1868 to 1914, full page colour lithographs appeared in most weekly issues, frequently lampooning or lauding their subjects which included artists, athletes, royalty, politicians, scientists, authors, actors, sportsmen, lawyers, diplomats, soldiers, clergy, scholars and other celebrities of the day - mostly British, but also many other internationally significant personalities. Over 2,300 of these colour cartoons were printed, and they are considered the chief cultural legacy of the magazine, forming a pictorial record of many of the most significant public figures of the period. They are renowned throughout the world and highly collectible and recognisable. Famous artists contributed to Vanity Fair, typically under pen names. The best remembered today is Leslie Ward (1851-1922), who signed his works as "Spy", and whose caricatures account for well over half of those featured in Vanity Fair. So famous have these fabulous prints become, Vanity Fair caricatures today often are referred to simply as "Spy Cartoons...

Custom framed 19th century botanical engravings from "Sowerby's English Botany, or, Coloured Figures of British Plants". Sowerby was a famous English naturalist, illustrator and mine...

A beautiful antique pub scene themed wall decoration plate or sign. This decorative item would make a beautiful ornament on each wall. Made in the 1890s it i...

A large Austrian majolica plate, circa 1880-1890s. The plate represent a publican on a green background surrounded by grapes and leaves with a...

Beautiful aquarelle from the early 20th century. Antique frame with anti-reflection glass (Museum Glass).

This is a nice, antique, oval tiger wood veneer frame with convex / bubble glass. Inside, is an print with various fruits. This is a nice, solid frame, showing some typical cosmet...

English Majolica blue and white platter, circa 1890. Painted branches. Measures: length 9.7 inches on 9, height 1.5 inches.

Pair of English Victorian (19/20th century) brass horse racing wall plaques with walnut frames.  

English Majolica rectangular blue and white platter, circa 1890. Painted branches. Measures: Length / 11 inches on 9, Height / 1.5 inches.

19th century Irish wallpaper from David Skinner's original period patterns archive of Irish historic wallpapers from Dublin, Ireland. The wallpaper ...

A large german majolica plate, circa 1880-1890s. The plate represent a german nobleman on a gold plated background surrounded by flowers. Made ...

A beautifully painted portrait of a handsome young man from the Danish modern school dating from the late 19th century, in a carved gold frame from the same period. The painting is ...

Original painting by listed British artist, Rose Magnus (1859-1900). Her artwork art on display in museums in Sheffield. Stunning traditional work in this ...

Attributed to Charles Edward Hallé (British, 1846-1914) "Mother and Child" oil on canvas. The Victorian era artwork depicting a young mother holding her joyful infant child, within a carved gildwood and gesso frame. (Relined). Signed (l/r): C.E. Hallé, circa 1870. Charles Edward Hallé (British, 1846-1914) Born in Paris, the son of Sir Charles Hallé...

KPM or Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur, (Royal Porcelain Factory) was one of the most influential porcelain factories to emerge in 18th-century Germany. This handsome moustached gent...

This is a very decorative Victorian period Crystoleum picture after A L Vernon called The Messenger to The Heiress and dating to the late Victorian period,...