London Pride - the Entrance Hall
Design
1950s to 1960s (made)
1950s to 1960s (made)
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This presentation drawing for the interior of an entrance hall for the fashion business London Pride was made for the client and owner Maurice Finestone. It is possibly by Oswin Bateman-Brown who worked for the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant which designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during this period. Together, they integrated new décor and antiques for clients as in this interior design. It includes antique furniture, such as the wall-mounted clock and the chair which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons.
Object details
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| Title | London Pride - the Entrance Hall (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper |
| Brief description | Interior design for an entrance hall, pencil and watercolour drawing, possibly by Oswin Bateman-Brown of Lenygon & Morant, London, 1950s to 1960s |
| Physical description | Perspective view of entrance hall to the fashion business London Pride with top-lit reception desk with a Greek-key pattern on the front of the desk. The design is painted on brownish paper and is in a mount with a border in pale blue. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Credit line | Given by Martin and Patricia Levy |
| Object history | This interior design is for the entrance hall to the fashion business London Pride. The business was owned by Maurice Finestone. Maurice's daughter, Sandra Sorrel, was formerly married to Martin Sorrel who runs the advertising firm WPP. |
| Production | Oswin Bateman-Brown of the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during the 1950s and 1960s, integrating new décor and antiques for clients. There is, however, a monogram in the bottom right corner including the initial 'A' which does not occur on any of the other designs attributed to Bateman-Brown nor does it appear to correspond to his name. Nevertheless, the style of painting is the same as that in designs attributed to him. |
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| Summary | This presentation drawing for the interior of an entrance hall for the fashion business London Pride was made for the client and owner Maurice Finestone. It is possibly by Oswin Bateman-Brown who worked for the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant which designed interiors in the 1950s and 1960s. The antique dealers, H. Blairman & Sons and the decorating firm of Lenygon & Morant collaborated on interior design during this period. Together, they integrated new décor and antiques for clients as in this interior design. It includes antique furniture, such as the wall-mounted clock and the chair which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sales, Christies, South Kensington, 1996. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.536-2009 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2009 |
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