The Salon
Design
1950s to 1960s (made)
1950s to 1960s (made)
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This interior design for a salon or drawing room is by Oswin Bateman-Brown. He 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 which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons.
Object details
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| Title | The Salon (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour and bodycolour on paper |
| Brief description | Interior design for a salon, pencil and watercolour drawing, Oswin Bateman-Brown of Lenygon & Morant, London, 1950s to 1960s |
| Physical description | Perspective view of drawing room including armchairs, side tables, and a window with a pelmet on brownish paper. There is a wash mount with a border in yellowish green. |
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| Production type | Design |
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| Credit line | Given by Martin and Patricia Levy |
| 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. |
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| Summary | This interior design for a salon or drawing room is by Oswin Bateman-Brown. He 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 which would have been supplied by H. Blairman & Sons. |
| Bibliographic reference | Sales, Christies, South Kensington, 1996. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.539-2009 |
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| Record created | November 10, 2009 |
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