Le Blond and Licencees Prints - Richard Mole Antiques

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Le Blond and Licencees Prints

It is probably the Le Blond ovals that are the favourite collecting area for those interested in his work. However, his catalogue included so much more originality as well as those images we know as the Le Blond Baxters. Here is a small selection of items available and they are unframed unless stated differently. If you are searching for a particular image, please feel free to contact me. There are a few Licencee prints included in this section too, and this is an area where a comprehensive collection can be made at reasonable cost.

The Crystal Palace, Sydenham
"The Crystal Palace, Sydenham" LB 70 CL No 83. This is an interesting view from inside the grounds, produced in about 1854. This was before the setting up of the antediluvian animals. The transfer to this location had employed 7,000 labourers, a...(more details)
£15.00

The Tyrolean Waltz
"The Tyrolean Waltz" LB1 CL No 1. A portrait print which is very pretty containing some beautiful miniature work. The two Tyrolean ladies are in their national costume dancing outside near the lake, with alpine landscape and buildings to the rea...(more details)
£15.00

Ramsgate
"Ramsgate" LB 96 CL 45 was produced in 1862, much later than the many other smaller prints by Le Blond. A view of the town and the entrance to the harbour is shown, a tug and other boats within. The sail is initialled. I...(more details)
£48.00

The Hawking Party by GC Leighton ( -1895)
"The Hawking Party" signed George C Leighton, bottom right. This was taken from a painting by Sir Edwin Landseer. Leighton was not a Baxter Licensee but served as an apprentice before working for Gregory, Collins & Reynolds where he became p...(more details)
£48.00

Italy
"Italy" (CL No 327) dated 1839. This pretty print was originally a Baxter item, and Le Blond printed from the plate at a later date. He added a bush to the bottom left, and this can just be seen below the trees. This distinguishes betw...(more details)
£55.00

Reward Card

A single Reward Card entitled "The Rose". It is beautifully executed with brilliant colours. The poem first verse reads: "How fair is the rose! What a beautiful flower! The glory of April and May, But the leaves are beginni...(more details)
£13.00

Reward Cards
These Reward Cards are by William Dickes. They are part of the "Hymns & Pictures" set and have been given the Docker Reference Number of 274. They are excellently executed and the colours brilliant. The script on the back adds human interest...(more details)
£25.00

Country Cousins by GC Leighton ( -1895)
"Country Cousins" by George C Leighton. Leighton was not a Baxter Licensee but served as an apprentice before working for Gregory, Collins & Reynolds where he became proprietor by 1850. The original painting is by Richard Redgrave (1804-1888...(more details)
£38.00

Rheinfels - Rhine
A good copy of this pretty Le Blond image. Particularly attractive as this copy is on the original mount with gold decoration, and the Le Blond number to bottom right. It is unframed....(more details)
£18.00

The Spanish Dancers
An uncut set of needle box prints by Bradshaw and Blacklock called “The Spanish Dancers”, unlisted in the CL book (see Courtney Lewis “The Story of Picture Printing...” page 365). a companion print to Highland Dancers (No 87) There...(more details)
£38.00

Relieving Distress
This lovely print by Joseph Mansell (1803-1874) called "Relieving Distress" is numbered 59 in the Baxter Society Mansell Catalogue. The tight detail of his work is exquisite, as here where the little boy is very apprehensive of the dog. His moth...(more details)
£18.00

Needlebox
This is a needlebox with an unknown image to the front of the outer box. The style makes it unlikely to be by Le Blond or Baxter, and is not recorded within that documentation, and the appearance of production makes a chromolithograph the strongest possib...(more details)
£135.00

Two Remaining Benjamin Fawcett Fish Prints
Just two remaining of four (£95 each) works by Benjamin Fawcett (1808-1893) of Driffield, East Yorks. The titles are : “Young Trout, Salmon Parr, and Smelt” , and “Bull Trout”. Fawcett was one of the best printers of his...(more details)
£95.00

Gems from the Poets by Benjamin Fawcett
Four images from "Gems of the Poets" dated 1860. These are signed by AF Lydon and printed from wood blocks, by Groombridge & Sons. Fawcett was the engraver of the 29 Coloured Plates within the book. The four illustrated here are: 1. "Ca...(more details)
£80.00

The Bride
"The Bride" by Abraham Le Blond, CL No 147. This was used for both needleboxes and music covers. It is generally called the "large" Bride to distinguish it from CL146 dated 1848. One of Baxter’s prettiest images, this is usually ...(more details)
£42.00

The Dancing Dogs
"The Dancing Dogs" (LB103 CL No 114), the rarest of all the ovals, probably because it was not very popular at the time. This would fit with the general unpopularity of the activity except by “.....lower classes of people, and from childre...(more details)
£275.00

Please Remember the Grotto
"Please Remember the Grotto" (LB 50 CL 87) was one of Le Blond's earlier ovals. It is after a painting by Thomas Webster and records an annual celebration of a Saint's Day. It related to the creation of small shrines of shells. You can see one c...(more details)
£90.00

The Young Angler
This oval (LB No 84 CL No 100) by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94) is after a painting by William Collins called "Scene in Borrowdale". It is a picture of contentedness, and one many youngsters will remember. Notice the sister checking out the basket ...(more details)
£90.00

The Bird's Nest
"The Bird's Nest" (LB No 93 CL No 109), an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This was probably adapted from a painting by William Collins, exhibited at RA 1809. Dated C1850-1867. Some foxing on the mount. This image is one of the hardest to fi...(more details)
£90.00

The Gleaners
"The Gleaners" (LB 79, CL No 95). As we now appreciate, the habit of gleaning, taking up the wheat from the field surrounds or wherever it had not been collected, was a vital component to rural survival. It dates back to at least biblical times,...(more details)
£55.00

Learning to Ride - Album Copy
"Learning to Ride" (CL 115 LB 104), one of the most attractive of the oval series by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). Outstanding colouring and an appealing subject, as well as being one of the rarer images, make this the most desirable example. This...(more details)
£95.00

The Swing
"The Swing" (LB No 92 CL No 108), an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This was adapted from a painting by Thomas Goodall exhibited RA 1854. One of the rarest of the ovals in the series. This copy has never been displayed, comes from an album,...(more details)
£125.00

The Fishermans Hut
This oval (LB 90) by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94) is always popular with it being a coastal scene. It shows excellent colouring, and depicts the southern English coast. The vessels create interest and there is plenty of activity in the foreground too with n...(more details)
£95.00

Good News
"Good News" (LB No 72, CL No 88), an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This was probably adapted from a painting by Thomas Webster in 1852 entitled "A Letter from the Colonies". William Mulready also painted "The Letter" in...(more details)
£85.00

The Pedler
"The Pedler" (LB No 82, CL 98), an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This oval is signed bottom right. An itinerant salesman, a common sight in Victorian times, put out of business by the village shop. It is a medium rare oval. Dated 1850-1867...(more details)
£95.00

Grandmother's Snuff Box
"Grandmother's Snuff Box" (LB 100, CL No 111). Le Blond completed few interior scenes within the ovals series, this being one. The furnishings and detail is really interesting. Gran's cap is being worn with her spectacles as the snuff is passed ...(more details)
£70.00

Crossing the Brook
"Crossing the Brook" (LB 87, CL No 103). A painting with the same title was completed by JMW Turner, and he was once employed as a print colourer. In 1863 Thomas Creswick painted "Crossing the Stream", so this image could have come fro...(more details)
£85.00

The Pet Rabbits
"The Pet Rabbits" LB 75 CL 91 is another of the cottage scenes Le Blond reproduced so much in his recording of the ways of the countryside. The image again has much detail of the daily way of life with the artifacts around the yard. This is one ...(more details)
£85.00

The Burning Glass
"The Burning Glass" LB 73 CL 89 is a strange depiction. It seems to accept the sadistic pleasure of the boy with the glass, and the adult doesn't prevent the activity! Or is she pointing out the folly of their ways? The little girl has either be...(more details)
£85.00

The Soldier's Return
This oval (LB No 77, CL 93) by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94) depicts a scene from the end of the Crimean War in 1856. The soldiers' dress and accoutrements dates the picture to major changes made in 1855, too late for active service. Lovely condition and goo...(more details)
£85.00

The Image Boy
"The Image Boy" (LB No 49 CL No 86) by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This particular image, out of all the 32, is one of the hardest to find in unfaded condition. Whether this had anything to do with it being the first of the ovals ...(more details)
£125.00

The Mill Stream - Towing the Prize
"The Mill Stream - Towing the Prize" (LB No 80, CL No 96) an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). Probably adapted from a painting by William Collins or William Mulready whose paintings show a frontal view of a mill wheel with boys sailing boats....(more details)
£125.00

Waiting at the Ferry
This picture (LB 91) by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94) was probably adapted from a painting by Thomas Creswick or William Witherington. It is a wonderfully peaceful scene is probably showing people returning from market but it is difficult to see how the ferr...(more details)
£75.00

The Fifth of November
"The 5th of November" (LB No 86 CL No 102) a delightful oval by Abraham Le Blond. Wonderful colouring on an image that is hard to find in such condition. Probably after a painting by William Witherington exhibited in 1818, and called &...(more details)
£95.00

The Village Spring
“The Village Spring” (LB No 88 CL No 104), one of Abraham Le Blond’s series of 32 rural scene ovals. It shows a typical English village picture from the C19th. Lovely colours and one of Le Blond’s prettiest scenes. Dated 1850-1867....(more details)
£90.00

Grandfather's Pipe
"Grandfather's Pipe" LB 99 CL 110 is one of the pair of indoor ovals. The furnishings are interesting, and the clay pipe is being enjoyed by the boy on the table. However, beware the boy feeling ill in the corner, whilst there is a degree of sho...(more details)
£85.00

The Cherry Seller
"The Cherry Seller" LB 81 CL 97 is an unusual oval in that it shows detail in large format which all the others do not. This was before there were village shops (much as now!) so itinerant sales persons travelled the country. Probably taken from...(more details)
£95.00

Blowing Bubbles
"Blowing Bubbles" LB 74 CL90 shows the children playing with bubbles. The detail has one having fallen trying to catch bubbles, the woman sewing at the doorway, and another with a kitten. This picture was probably inspired by a painting by Frede...(more details)
£85.00

The Blackberry Gatherers
"The Blackberry Gatherers" (LB No 76, CL 92), a delightful oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). It is probably copied from a painting by W Collins. This example displays excellent colours on the original embossed mount. Dated 1850-1867....(more details)
£85.00

The Bird's Nest
"The Bird's Nest" (LB No 93 CL No 109), an oval by Abraham Le Blond (1819-94). This was probably adapted from a painting by William Collins, exhibited at RA 1809. Dated C1850-1867. This image is one of the hardest to find in really good col...(more details)
£75.00

The Soldiers' Departure
This is one of my favourite pictures, that of a Guardsman leaving for the Crimea. The detail of the weeping wife, the sad Grandma, and the bible being passed to the soldier by the father is very touching. Baxter's picture is signed under the broom, and th...(more details)
£32.00

Needlebox Prints - The Fancy Set
Complete sets of needlebox prints are always good to find. Le Blond published this one and "The Regal Set", but I think this is the more attractive of the two. Excellent colours that show some of his other work downscaled to fit....(more details)
£38.00

Needlebox Prints The Regal Set
Complete sets of needlebox prints are always good to find. Le Blond published this one and "The Fancy Set", also available on the site. This is the more common of the two. Excellent colours that show some of his other work downscaled to fit...(more details)
£32.00

Le Repos dans Montagne
"Le Repos dans Montagne", a pretty and well executed image by JM Kronheim (1810-1896), one of the few licencees (granted 1850) of the Baxter process. An enterprising and able artist and engraver, but his period of work was relatively short (1850...(more details)
£38.00

Nine Fawcett Prints
In the Ruari & Antonia McLean reference (Benjamin Fawcett 1808-1893, finest of the colour printers) page 189 there is mention of six sporting prints. They are referred to in MCF Morris’s (Rev Morris’s son) notes of 1890, now in the care of...(more details)
£125.00

Nine Fawcett Prints
The other titles of this set of nine newly catalogued items:
7. I have no idea what could induce me to follow you over this d....d rotten bridge.
8. I have an idea I shall win now if I can but carry in my weight.
9. I have positively...(more details)
£100.00

Her Majesty Leaving Portsmouth Harbour
"Her Majesty Leaving Portsmouth Harbour" (LB8 CL No 56) shows the Royal Yacht leaving the harbour with a great detail of other vessels in close proximity. Haslar is the place in the rear of the picture, and the close up of rowers and cheering cr...(more details)
£9.00

Her Majesty at Balmoral
"Her Majesty at Balmoral" (LB4 CL No 55) is a delightful little picture of the front of the castle with the Royal Standard flying. The Queen and her husband and two children are on ponies with two attendants and a dog. Craig Gowan is to the rear...(more details)
£15.00

The Departure
"The Departure" (LB7 CL No 4) is an upright oblong print with the same lady as in LB LB 5 and LB 6. You can see a gondola to the right of the couple as well as sailing boat. It is part of the series mentioned, but was not continued for any signi...(more details)
£8.00

Castle of Heidelberg - Rhine
"Castle of Heidelberg - Rhine" by Abraham Le Blond. This was one of his small landscape series that reflect the work done by George Baxter. These smaller pictures had a strong market as illustrations for books. Along with the others it is ...(more details)
£20.00

Infantine Jealousy
This is Le Blond's version of Baxter's print. After a drawing by K Meadows....(more details)
£30.00

Little Red Riding Hood
This picture was produced in 1856 by Baxter and when complete with the plate margin - which this is - has all Baxter's details within it. Also, the title is centrally located in that margin. All these things are present here, so on first examination it ap...(more details)
£22.00

The Wedding Day
"The Wedding Day" (LB5 CL No 2) is an upright oblong print with the same lady as in LB 7 and LB 6. A medieval couple with an improbable dog for company, shortly before they get into the coach in the middle distance. It is part of the ...(more details)
£8.00

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