We're spending a few days—during the Dog Days of Summer—sharing a few of our favorite dog-related items, now available on the LEO Design website.
In today's selection, our dog plays a background role in this printed English hunting scene by Sir William Nicholson, R.A. (1872-1949). Nicholson was a wonderful fine artist. His painted portraits and still life pictures are wonderful. But he is most famous for his Late Victorian woodblock prints—which were reproduced in portfolios using the relatively new lithographic technology of the day. The shooter, wearing his natty green hunting coat, was printed as part of An Almanac of Twelve Sports in 1898. It is conservation framed in an equally handsome 19th Century frame—carved to imply rustic wood—which still wears its curdled, well-aged original finish. Print and frame make for a handsome, deluxe "package"—ready to hang in the office, den or sitting room. Click on the photo above to learn more about this framed print.
Another dog tomorrow.
Though our Greenwich Village store is now permanently closed, LEO Design is still alive and well! Please visit our on-line store where we continue to sell Handsome Gifts (www.LEOdesignNYC.com).
We also can be found in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, at The Antique Center of Strabane (www.antiquecenterofstrabane.com).
Or call to arrange to visit our Pittsburgh showroom (by private appointment only). 917-446-4248