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Douglas Davidson (d. 1961)
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Douglas Davidson (d. 1961)

A hand-decorated gramophone cabinet, each side panel with violin and horn in a shaped border, the top with musical instruments in a border and the front two door panels with patterned borders

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Douglas Davidson (d. 1961)
A hand-decorated gramophone cabinet, each side panel with violin and horn in a shaped border, the top with musical instruments in a border and the front two door panels with patterned borders
oil on wood
41 in. (104.1 cm.) high
Painted in 1924-25.
Literature
R. Mortimer and D. Todd, The New Interior Decoration, London, 1929, pl. 82.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

Davidson, a close friend of Duncan Grant and Vanessa Bell, was the brother of Angus Davidson, the translator and writer. His paintings were shown by the London Artists' Association and the London Group and he made decorations (still in situ) for George Ryland's rooms in King's College, Cambridge.

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