Collection of Original Artwork for Hand-Tooled and Painted Leather Screens, Wall Panels, and Chairs

Collection of 27 pieces of original artwork, on a variety of papers (2 on leather), ranging in size up to about 11-by-14 inches. Includes pencil sketches, ink sketches, and full-color paintings of landscapes, streetscapes, scenes, birds, floral motifs, and more. Executed by the George D. Thompson Comapny of New York, who fetched considerable sums for their leatherwork in the late-19th and early-20th centuries. Remarkable for their craftsmanship (and their survival), the images preserved here must have graced some of the most sumptuous homes of the period. Very lightly worn, with some light chipping and dust-soiling here and there.