Grotesques Collection

Christmas in Norway
Jultid [yuletide] fun and games on a Norwegian farm - children dress up as gnomes and other grotesques

Conchy, peek-a-boo character by Chloe Preston, WW1
Conchy (conscientious objector), First World War. A peek-a-boo character by Chloe Preston, in hand-painted Savoy china (Birks Grotesques). 1914-1918

Salome, tailpiece by Aubrey Beardsley
Tailpiece to Salome, Oscar Wildes play illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. In this grotesque, a masked figure assists a satyr to lift the comatose body of a naked woman. Date: 1893

Chimeras - Notre Dame, Paris, France. On the left is Black Peter the stone gargoyle - all Parisian children know he watches out for naughty children

Hand-painted Example of ?Birks Grotesques?
?Conchy?. Ceramic figurine manufactured by Birks, Rawlins and Company Limited at the Vine Pottery, Stoke on Trent, 1914-1918 (c)

Notre Dame Cathedral Gargoyle, Paris - Chimera. Date: circa 1920

The Toilet of Helen by Aubrey Beardsley, an illustration to his novel Under the Hill. A bare-breasted Helen is preened and pampered by decorative ladies in 18th century dress

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