19TH CENTURY

Details

A GILT-OAK CHERUB MASK CRESTING
19TH CENTURY
Decorated by Angus McBean
28in. (71cm.)

Literature

'Home-made house: Angus McBean, the theatre photographer tells how he decorated his house.', House and Garden, November 1952, pg.53.

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Lot Essay

This cherub mask cresting featured in Angus McBean's 1946 Christmas card in which he is depicted in a characteristic double self portrait. It was taken in his studio at 53 Endell Street, Covent Garden against a trompe l'oeil' wall decorated by L Roy Hobdell. The portrait is in the National Portrait Gallery collection (NPG P618).

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