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Oliver Messel

Oliver Messel a biography by Charles Castle 1st Edition 1986
Oliver Messel a biography by Charles Castle 1st Edition 1986

Oliver Messel a biography by Charles Castle 1st Edition 1986

Located in CA, CA

Published by Thames and Hudson New York 1st Edition 1886 Oliver Messel had a brilliant career as a designer for theatre,ballet,opera,and films which spanned over four decades from t...

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Vintage 1980s Books

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Paper

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson
Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for a Reveller for the opera Samson

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) Costume Design for a Reveller - Samson - 1958 Signed l.r., and inscribed with title and extensive costume design notes u.r.

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

George II Giltwood Mirror
George II Giltwood Mirror

George II Giltwood Mirror

Located in Gloucestershire, GB

Of good scale and lovely bold carving.  Provenance; From Oliver Messel's home. 

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Antique 18th Century English Wall Mirrors

Materials

Giltwood

Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist
Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist

Portrait of a Young Man Oil Painting Celebrated 20th Century Artist

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

Oliver Messel 1904 - 1978 Portrait of a Young Man Oil on canvas, signed and dated 'Oliver Messel 1930' (on the stretcher) Image size: 30 x 25 inches (76.2 x 63.4 cm) Original frame ...

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20th Century Modern Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Slim Aarons Sunbathing In Barbados

Slim Aarons Sunbathing In Barbados

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Sunbathing In Barbados, 1979 C Print 30 x 40 inches Signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a swimming pool designed by...

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1970s Modern Landscape Photography

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C Print

Sunbathing In Barbados Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

Sunbathing In Barbados Slim Aarons Estate Stamped Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Sunbathing In Barbados 1976 by Slim Aarons Slim Aarons Limited Estate Edition The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a swimming pool designed by English artist Oliver ...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Antique Flemish Painted Polychrome Corner Cabinet Christ Nativity Magi 1760
Antique Flemish Painted Polychrome Corner Cabinet Christ Nativity Magi 1760

Antique Flemish Painted Polychrome Corner Cabinet Christ Nativity Magi 1760

Located in Portland, OR

Provenance; From the estate of celebrated British theatre set & costume designer Oliver Messel (1904-1978). He famously designed the Tony Award winning sets for Truman Capote's 1954 ...

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Antique 1760s Dutch Baroque Corner Cupboards

Materials

Wood, Paint

GUY RODDON (1919-2006) French Cafe Street Scene ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING signed
GUY RODDON (1919-2006) French Cafe Street Scene ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING signed

GUY RODDON (1919-2006) French Cafe Street Scene ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING signed

Located in Cirencester, GB

During World War II he served in Royal Engineers before transferring to the Camouflage Unit, which included Frederick Gore, Oliver Messel, Roland Penrose and Claude Rogers. Roddon sp...

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Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Sunbathing In Barbados
Sunbathing In Barbados

Sunbathing In Barbados

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Sunbathing In Barbados, 1979 C Print 30 x 40 inches Estate signature stamped edition of 150 with certificate of authenticity The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a sw...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

C Print

Sunbathing In Barbados Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print
Sunbathing In Barbados Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

Sunbathing In Barbados Slim Aarons Limited Estate Print

By Slim Aarons

Located in London, GB

Sunbathing In Barbados The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a swimming pool designed by English artist Oliver Messel, Barbados, April 1976. Her family owned Haywood's ...

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1970s Modern Color Photography

Materials

Color, Archival Pigment

Sunbathing in Barbados
Sunbathing in Barbados

Sunbathing in Barbados

By Slim Aarons

Located in Los Angeles, CA

The former Pauline Haywood sunbathing on a lilo in a swimming pool designed by English artist Oliver Messel, Barbados, April 1976. Complimentary dealer shipping to your framer, worl...

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1970s American Realist Color Photography

Materials

Lambda

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Much of his early commissions were theatrical portraits, often with recommendations from his uncle Oliver Messel, and "society" portraits highly favoured in Tatler, which, in additio...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

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Silver Gelatin

Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)
Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)

Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Artist: Felix Kelly (1914–1994) was a British painter, muralist, illustrator, theatrical designer, and master of architectural imagination whose hauntingly precise cityscap...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Portrait Study By Oliver Messel

Portrait Study By Oliver Messel

By Oliver Messel

A Charcoal Portrait Study Of A Man By Stage Designer Oliver Messel

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1950s Other Art Style Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Charcoal, Paper

Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel, 1954

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H 21.5 in W 29.63 in

By Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel

A Sketch By Oliver Messel For The Banqueting Scene In Gabriel Pascal's 1954 Film Ceasar And Cleopatra.

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1950s Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Wax Crayon

A Pair of Gilt Framed Oliver Messel Inspired Oil
A Pair of Gilt Framed Oliver Messel Inspired Oil

A Pair of Gilt Framed Oliver Messel Inspired Oil

By Riseborough

Located in New York, NY

A pair of gilt framed Oliver Messel inspired oil on board paintings depicting “Indians” with draped billowing cloth and holding feathers, shields etc. signed Riseborough.

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Vintage 1950s American Paintings

Materials

Board

Exquisite Set of Six Giltwood Candlesticks
Exquisite Set of Six Giltwood Candlesticks

Exquisite Set of Six Giltwood Candlesticks

Located in London, GB

Provenance: Historically significant, having been supplied by the renowned British theatrical designer and artist, Oliver Messel

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Candlesticks

Materials

Giltwood

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie
Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie

Vintage Signed Silver Gelatin Photograph Dapper Lord Snowdon Photo Suit & Tie

By Fred McDarrah

Located in Surfside, FL

Much of his early commissions were theatrical portraits, often with recommendations from his uncle Oliver Messel, and "society" portraits highly favoured in Tatler, which, in additio...

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1960s American Modern Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

The Dancer - 20th Century British painting by Oliver Messel
The Dancer - 20th Century British painting by Oliver Messel

The Dancer - 20th Century British painting by Oliver Messel

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) Group of six paintings: Dancer The Medium Ceasar and Cleopatra Costume Design Ceasar and Cleopatra Costume Design Ceasar and Cleopatra Costume Design Barb...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Watercolor

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for Vivian Leigh as Cleopatra - 1945
Oliver Messel - Costume Design for Vivian Leigh as Cleopatra - 1945

Oliver Messel - Costume Design for Vivian Leigh as Cleopatra - 1945

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) Costume Design for Vivian Leigh in Caesar and Cleopatra - 1945 Signed l.r.: Oliver Messel, inscribed u.r.: Cleopatra at her party in Rome Watercolour and ...

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1940s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Theatrical Lady in Costume by Sir Oliver Messel
Theatrical Lady in Costume by Sir Oliver Messel

Theatrical Lady in Costume by Sir Oliver Messel

By Oliver Messel

Located in Bristol, CT

Original Oliver Messel (1904-1978) pencil signed (LR) watercolour with gouache highlights depicting a fashionable lady in her theatrical costume.

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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel
Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel

Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

OLIVER MESSEL (1904-1978) Figaro – The Barber of Seville, 1954 Signed l.r.: Messel Watercolour and chalks Framed 33 by 21.5 cm., 13 by 8 ½ in.

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1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

"Juliet's Bedroom" Watercolour & Gouache 1936 MESSEL, Oliver
"Juliet's Bedroom" Watercolour & Gouache 1936 MESSEL, Oliver

"Juliet's Bedroom" Watercolour & Gouache 1936 MESSEL, Oliver

By Oliver Messel

Located in Bristol, CT

Oliver Hilary Sambourne Messel (13 January 1904 – 13 July 1978) was an English artist and one of the foremost stage designers of the 20th century.

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1930s Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Materials

Watercolor, Gouache

The Gentleman - Lithograph by Marcel Vertès - 1930s

The Gentleman - Lithograph by Marcel Vertès - 1930s

By Marcel Vertès

Located in Roma, IT

In 1940, he had designed the costumes for The Thief of Bagdad together with Oliver Messel. The last few years he devoted himself entirely to painting, he returned to Paris, before se...

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1930s Modern Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Fantastic Giant Palm Tree Floor Lamp
Fantastic Giant Palm Tree Floor Lamp

Fantastic Giant Palm Tree Floor Lamp

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H 88 in W 52 in D 7.5 in

Fantastic Giant Palm Tree Floor Lamp

Located in Southfield, MI

Reminiscent of designs by Sirmos, Syrie Maugham, Oliver Messel and Serge Roche, this example is from Italy, and dates to the early 1970's.

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Vintage 1970s Italian Floor Lamps

Materials

Gold, Vermeil, Silver

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