Three Small Vintage Jigsaws Children at Play 9
Love & Friendship
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Top left: Small jigsaw, Children in Snow, with an interesting cut and pieces which remind me of conifer trees. Possibly 1920s. This was one of the jigsaws that I could have brought along but was packed away.
Lower left: Vintage Expert-cut 98pc Young Children Sharing an Umbrella. This 98pc jigsaw was housed in a Parker Pastime box so I know nothing about it. A sentimental scene with a dog – the flowery scene and books do not look wet. This is a continuous cutting style where the blank is divided with a long cutting line and the pieces separated with short cuts later on.
Right: Vintage oval Christmas Scene by CE Brock, 1919 print, measuring 11x8in. A lively scene but I Know nothing about the cutter.
Charles Edmund Brock (5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938) was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He was the eldest of four artist brothers, including Henry Matthew Brock, also an illustrator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._E._Brock
Brock was born on 5 February 1870 in Holloway, London. The family later settled in Cambridge. He studied art briefly under sculptor Henry Wiles. Brock received his first book commission at the age of 20 in 1890. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons. He used the Cambridge college libraries for his "picture research." In illustration Brock is best known for his line work, initially working in the tradition of Hugh Thomson, but he was also a skilled colourist. As a painter he received plaudits for his realism and vibrancy he created in his work. Only a small quantity of his paintings have been located which is why their prices have been so high.
Brock and his brothers maintained a Cambridge studio filled with various curios, antiques, furniture, and a costume collection. They owned a large collection of Regency era costume prints and fashion plates, and had clothes specially made as examples for certain costumes. Using these, family members modeled for each other. Unequivocally the most famous and valuable paintings in Brock's career were his golf paintings – The Bunker; The Drive; and The Putt – all of which were painted in 1894 as part of the same series. These paintings were acquired together by a Japanese collector in 1991 for $1.5 million.
Brock did not publish any more work after 1910. He died on 28 February 1938 in Cambridge.
Three Small Vintage Jigsaws Children at Play 9
Love & Friendship
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Top left: Small jigsaw, Children in Snow, with an interesting cut and pieces which remind me of conifer trees. Possibly 1920s. This was one of the jigsaws that I could have brought along but was packed away.
Lower left: Vintage Expert-cut 98pc Young Children Sharing an Umbrella. This 98pc jigsaw was housed in a Parker Pastime box so I know nothing about it. A sentimental scene with a dog – the flowery scene and books do not look wet. This is a continuous cutting style where the blank is divided with a long cutting line and the pieces separated with short cuts later on.
Right: Vintage oval Christmas Scene by CE Brock, 1919 print, measuring 11x8in. A lively scene but I Know nothing about the cutter.
Charles Edmund Brock (5 February 1870 – 28 February 1938) was a widely published English painter, line artist and book illustrator, who signed most of his work C. E. Brock. He was the eldest of four artist brothers, including Henry Matthew Brock, also an illustrator.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C._E._Brock
Brock was born on 5 February 1870 in Holloway, London. The family later settled in Cambridge. He studied art briefly under sculptor Henry Wiles. Brock received his first book commission at the age of 20 in 1890. He became very successful, and illustrated books for authors such as Jonathan Swift, William Thackeray, Jane Austen, Charles Dickens, and George Eliot. Brock also contributed pieces to several magazines such as The Quiver, The Strand, and Pearsons. He used the Cambridge college libraries for his "picture research." In illustration Brock is best known for his line work, initially working in the tradition of Hugh Thomson, but he was also a skilled colourist. As a painter he received plaudits for his realism and vibrancy he created in his work. Only a small quantity of his paintings have been located which is why their prices have been so high.
Brock and his brothers maintained a Cambridge studio filled with various curios, antiques, furniture, and a costume collection. They owned a large collection of Regency era costume prints and fashion plates, and had clothes specially made as examples for certain costumes. Using these, family members modeled for each other. Unequivocally the most famous and valuable paintings in Brock's career were his golf paintings – The Bunker; The Drive; and The Putt – all of which were painted in 1894 as part of the same series. These paintings were acquired together by a Japanese collector in 1991 for $1.5 million.
Brock did not publish any more work after 1910. He died on 28 February 1938 in Cambridge.