Geoffrey Collection (#5)

Jean Royere for Gouffe of Paris, 1942. Screen and display tables provide imagination and playfulness in austerely modern furnishing scheme

Living room in the Cafritz residence in Georgetown, Nr. Washington D. C. 1942
Living room in the Cafritz residence in Georgetown, Nr. Washington D.C. USA, decorated by Eugene Schoen in ice-blue, grey and lemon, 1942

Exhibition room arranged by Pahlmann, 1942
Exhibition room arranged by Pahlmann for Lord & Taylor using a specially commissioned painting as the focal point of the decorative scheme, 1942

A nursery designed for the Frankl Galleries, Inc. 1933. Designed by Paul T. Frankl. Maple furniture with stained trim. From Decorative Art 1933 - Year-Book of The Studio, edited by C. G. Holme

Fireplace corner by Richard J. Neutra, 1942
Fireplace corner, which opens out to the patio, in the house of Mr. and Mrs. James Ward in North Hollywood, by Richard J. Neutra, 1942. House in Los Angeles, USA

Painted chimney breast, 1933. Room in a London flat planned and decorated by the artist Eliot Hodgkin. Mural decoration after an English chintz design

The Modern Living Room, 1942
The Modern Living Room - A group showing the wide extent to which the crystal-like material Plexiglas can be employed, 1942

Panel showing Regency Brighton, flanked by mirrored glass pilasters, 1933. Panel by Allan Walton, painted on glass, for the drawing-room of Sir Roderick and Lady Joness house. Furniture, Regency

Living room designed by Honor Easton and Alyne Whalen in a house in Los Angeles, 1942
Living room designed by Honor Easton and Alyne Whalen in a house in Los Angeles, USA, 1942. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1942]

The Entrance Hall and Staircase, 1942. Severe yet dignified staircase with thick piled carpet from V Soske shops, New York, USA. Architect: Sumner Spaulding, decorator: Donald Deskey

Debates studio at Broadcasting House, London, 1933. Architect: Serge Chermayeff. Walling of building board with sycamore woodwork. Fire and skirting in copper. Table covered in Beatl

Living room in the apartment of Samuel A. Marx, 1942
Living room in the apartment of Samuel A. Marx, designed by the owner and his associates - Noel L. Flint and C. N. Schoune, 1942. From Decorative Art 1942 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G

Four-post bed, 1933. Designed by Elwes Ltd, London, for the Yorkshire house of the Viscountess Allendale, (Violet Lucy Emily Seely)

All-Purpose Living Room, 1942. One of a series of exhibition rooms designed by William Pahlmann for Lord & Taylor of New York, USA

House at Pomona, California - the living room from the other side of the partition, 1942. Vignette above fireplace is a fresco by Milford Zornes, painted on wet plaster

Mr. William Vesteys house at Hampstead, 1933
Mr. William Vesteys house at Hampstead, London, 1933. Decorations designed by John Hill, made by Green & Abbott Ltd, London. Hand-tufted rug with design of shells, seaweed and coral

House at Pomona, California... looking across the living room, 1942
House at Pomona, California - View from the entrance, looking across the living room towards the dining room, 1942. Single big living space divided by glass partition covered in light fibrous

House in Bucharest by Rudolf Frankel - The dining room, 1942. The sitting room and dining room form a single large living space divided by curtains. Handwoven carpet and mural decoration

The big room at Yaffle Hill, Broadstone, Dorset, 1933. Architect: Edward Maufe, F.R.I.B.A. built in 1929 for Cyril Carter. Walls and ceiling of rough plaster, floor travertine marble

House in Bucharest by Rudolf Frankel, 1942. Front elevation of a house designed for a writer, showing the covered main entrance and the terrace on the first floor overlooking the garden

House for two families in Budapest, Romania, 1933. Architect: L. Kozma. Construction of reinforced concrete, pillars of Mannesmann hollow steel tubes

Interior of the house at North Foreland, 1933. Architect: Oliver Hill, R.I.B.A. The foot of the staircase - balustrade coping of Botticino marble, walls of grained Plastex

House at Burn Bridge by The Late John Procter, F. R. I. B. A. 1942
House at Burn Bridge by The Late John Procter, F.R.I.B.A. - Plan, 1942. Situated above a wooded valley in Yorkshire. Plan of Ground Floor and First Floor

Summer cottage... on Gibson Island, Maryland, 1933
Summer cottage for Mr. L. Corrin Strong on Gibson Island, Maryland, USA, 1933. Architect: Alexander B. Trowbridge. The overhangs projecting over the windows act as permanent awnings

Interior of the Villa at Poissy, 1933. Architects: Le Corbusier & Jeanneret of Paris. The Villa Savoye on the outskirt of Paris, France, designed by Swiss architects Le Corbusier and his cousin

House at Hoghton, Lancs. by Frank Waddington, 1942
House at Hoghton, Lancashire, by Frank Waddington, F.R.I.B.A. - East elevation, 1942. Small house near Preston, designed for the architects own use

A Notable Interior Decoration at St. Peters Italian Church, 1933
A Notable Interior Decoration at St. Peters Italian Church, Clerkenwell Road, E.C. London, 1933. Advertisement for Holloway Brothers (London) Ltd, Artistic Decorators

House at Los Angeles by Richard J Neutra. - Patio and garden view, 1942
House at Los Angeles by Richard J Neutra. - Patio and garden view, showing the balcony extending from the living quarters, 1942

Boudoir Circulaire - Studio Des Trois Quartiers - Athelia, 1933. Advertisement for the Athelia furniture showroom at Studio Des Trois Quartiers, Boulevard de la Madeleine, Paris

Interior - House at Fairfax, California by Francis Ellsworth Lloyd, 1942. Sleepy Hollow Acres, designed for Mr Charles Baker. Wide ledge formed by built-in cupboard

Details of Richard J. Neutras Multistory House, 1942
Details of Richard J. Neutras Multistory House - The living room and deck on the top floor, 1942. Multistory Ocean-view house designed for Mr Sidney P Kahn, on Telegraph Hill, San Francisco

Le Roman Chez La Portiere, 1919. Artist: Jean Veber
Le Roman Chez La Portie re, 1919. Neighbours getting gossip from the concierge. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Atelje Miln - A group of block-printed fabrics from Sweden, 1940. From Decorative Art 1940 - The Studio Year Book, edited by C. G. Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, 1940]

Exterior - House at Fairfax, California by Francis Ellsworth Lloyd, 1942. Sleepy Hollow Acres, designed for Mr Charles Baker

Modern Furniture - Green and Abbott Ltd. 1933. Built-in settee and occasional table in natural polished sycamore. Advertisement for Green and Abbott Ltd, furniture showroom at Wigmore Street

La Vente Rouart, 1919. Artist: Jean Veber
La Vente Rouart, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Honor Easton - The Kitchen In the house of Dr. Ian Campebell, 1940
Honor Easton - The Kitchen In the house of Dr. Ian Campebell, Pasadena, California (Architects, Erle Webster and Adrian Wilson), 1940

La Cigale, 1919. Artist: Adolphe Willette
La Cigale, 1919. Quote from Athalie by Jean Racine: Aux petits des oiseaux il donne leur pa ture, Et sa bontes e tend sur toute la nature

Fermiere Normande, 1919. Artist: C Leandre
Fermie re Normande, 1919. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

General Electric Company - The Kitchen, 1940. Designed for a house in the Town of Tomorrow at the New York Worlds Fair, showing porcelain-topped electric sink, range, cabinets and work surfaces

La Majorite Opportuniste, 1919. Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
La Majorite Opportuniste, 1919. Rich share-holder cashing in cheques at the mining company. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd

Les Moutons De Boisdeffre, c1898, (1919). Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Les Moutons De Boisdeffre, c1898, (1919). Reference to the anti-Dreyfus position of Raoul Le Mouton de Boisdeffre. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists

Retour En Arriere, c1894, (1919). Artist: Theophile Alexandre Steinlen
Retour En Arrie re, c1894, (1919). From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

In this small London flat use has been made of inexpensive furniture, 1940. Designed by John Trevor. Colour scheme suggests light and sun, the picture provides an exotic window, oil-paper lantern

Conseil Juridique, 1919. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
Conseil Juridique, 1919. Scene in court. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

L Avocat Invective, 1919. Artist: Jean Louis Forain
L Avocat Invective, 1919. Dramatic scene in court. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists, by Geoffrey Holme. [The Studio Ltd. London, Paris, New York, 1919]

Ile Des Cygnes, c1898, (1919). Artist: Auguste Lepere
I le Des Cygnes, c1898, (1919). Ile des Cygnes ou Madame Lepe re a la couture [Madame Lepe re sewing], i le de Grenelle. From Modern Woodcuts and Lithographs by British and French Artists

Bournemouth Belle - Southern Railway, 1936. Advertisement for the Daily Pullman service, from London Waterloo to Southampton, (ticket prices: 1st class 20 shillings)

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