Loeil Collection

Wall paintings of candlesticks from the House
Trompe l oeil wall paintings of candlesticks from the House of Castor and Pollux, Pompeii, excavated 1828. Handcoloured lithograph by Berth after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of

Antique wall painting from the House of Black Walls, Pompeii
Antique Trompe l oeil wall painting with figures, column, plinth and festoons from the House of Black Walls, Casa de Bronzi, Pompeii, excavated by Professor Zahn, December 4, 1833

Wall painting from the Casa del Poeta Tragico
Trompe l oeil wall painting with vignettes, skirting, cornice, column, and mask from the House of the Tragic Poet, Casa del Poeta Tragico, Pompeii, excavated 1828

Plate and jardiniere from Niderviller, France
Plate with trompe l oeil illustration of landscape pasted on wood grain, and flower pot or jardiniere with botanical decoration from Niderviller, Lorraine, France

Childs slate and toy gun on a Christmas card. early 20th century

Entrance hall by Allan Walton, carried out by Fortnum & Mason, with lightly marbled walls in ivory and pale green with rose pink, and a trompe l oeil effect seascape in perspective. Date: 1933

Childs slate with pen and toy soldiers on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Slate with pen and comic greeting on a Christmas card -- May you never have to chalk it up! Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and greeting on a Christmas card
Childs slate with pen, sponge and greeting on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a New Year card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and scribbles on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Childs slate with pen and baubles on a Christmas card. early 20th century

New Year card in the shape of a childs slate. Date: early 20th century

Dog, stork on nest and moonlight scene on a Christmas card
A little dog, a stork on its nest on a roof, and a moonlight scene with water on a Christmas card -- all part of a trompe l oeil assembly of three pictures pinned to a wooden board. Date: circa 1890s

Clown writing on a slate on a Christmas card
Clown writing on a childs slate on a Christmas card. Date: early 20th century

Dining room with wall decorations by John Armstrong and Chippendale furniture. Date: 1933

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