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21st December - Midwinter. This cover, by John Hassall, the Poster King, for December 1900 cover of The Poster mag has the right mood I think. Hassall did 3 covers in total for the publication, which was first published in 1898, coinciding with a craze for the 'artistic poster'
Another original Hassall I missed out on. Bid what I could but this went for £300 @DWinterAuctions . Wonder who bought it? Would love this to be included if I ever do another Hassall exhibition. Perhaps I should unsubscribe from https://t.co/NdOdehuEmk to avoid this heartache
Impressions of what London might have looked like had the Great War been fought on British soil. Drawings by Adrian Hill in The Sphere, 1928, marking 10 years since end of the war. @TowerBridge @wabbey #royalexchange #trafalgarsquare
If anyone is wondering what to get me for Christmas, this, 'The Bar Maid' by Edward Ardizzone, currently for sale through @CBeetlesGallery will do nicely. Thank you.
Provisional driving licence of the future Queen Elizabeth II dated 1 March 1945 (when she served in the ATS) + related ephemera & photographs, has come up for auction @ReemanDansie . Formerly property of Major Violet Wellesley M.B.E. (1897-1971) who taught the Princess to drive.
Rich seam of #erte in a 1928 volume of The Sketch I’ve just been looking at.
Lady Hadfield by Jan C. Juta, from Colour magazine, 1923. A symphony of citrus hues.
Football board game box like, 1950s, manufactured by Krakpol, Poland. A new addition to our site @Mary_Evans from the Terry Parker collection.
Just did a podcast about Kate Meyrick in which it took 50 minutes to figure out how to get onto Teams on my husband's Macbook (because my laptop's camera & speakers don't work). Was at breaking point until husband sorted. Quite enjoyed podcast in the end thank god.
Don't want to bring everyone down or anything but I always feel a twinge of sadness when June is over. Like, it's all downhill from here, until end of March next year. (Pic @Mary_Evans)