Gothic Revival Interior (2 results)

Unframed Print. Condition: Very Good. A single sheet print, image area approx. 18 x 28 cms. The interior of the New House of Commons was a richly detailed Gothic Revival chamber designed by Charles Barry with interiors, fittings, and virtually all ornament by A.W.N. Pugin. It opened in the 1850s as part of the rebuilt Palace of Westminster after the 1834 fire. The illustrations found in leading architectural journals of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, such as The Builder, Building News, and The Architect are masterpieces of visual craftsmanship. These illustrations capture the elegance, intricacy, and stylistic flair of the period's architecture. Rich in ornamental detail and atmospheric depth, they reflect not only the buildings themselves but the artistic sensibilities and design discourse of their age. THIS IS AN ORIGINAL PAGE FROM THE JOURNAL, PRINTED AT THE DATE SHOWN IN THE TITLE, NOT A REPRINT OR COPY. Category: Builder & Building News; Unframed Prints : Old; PRINTS : Buildings & Places. This item may require more postage than the rates shown for delivery outside the UK. If extra postage is required we will contact you before processing your order and you will be given the details and option to decline the extra cost. Cosmo Books : 29 years on ABE, 47 years taking care of customers. A bookseller you can rely on.

Printed in black on one side of 13.5 x 18.5 cm card. Plate dimensions 11.5 x 16 cm. Aged and spotted. An attractive and elegant production with both illustration and text engraved. The illustration, with engraved signature of 'E Marolda' shows six putti playing with a string of foliage, with one in the bottom left-hand corner swathed in ribbon and standing beside an architectural feature. The text reads: 'Les Muses réunies prient ['Mr. George Bodleys' inserted in mansucript] de vouloir bien honorer de ['sa' inserted] presence le nouvel atelier de Sigr. Emilio Marolda le Jeude [sic] 1er Juillet de 4 a 7 heures p.m | 74A. Margaret Street Cavendish Square | Fête d Ouverture'. Names commencing with Sraah Bernhardt are written at top of card for no apparent reason. In a bankruptcy announcement, London Gazettte, 27 September 1881, Marolda is stated as being at this address, and described as 'Artist and Decorator and Dealer in Works of Art'. In previous proceedings (LG, 4 April 1876), his address had been given as 23 Berners Street, and his occupation as 'Artist and Decorator'. He was responsible for the ceiling at Toole's Theatre (1876) and the Turkish baths at the Prince's Club (1889).