MESSRS. MARSH

MESSRS. MARSH, JONES & CRIBB, FORMERLY J. CHAPPELL & SON LTD., LEEDS, a small archive of approximately twenty five watercolour drawings, the majority of fireplace designs and settings, various sizes, mainly backed onto board, together with samples of the firm's advertising pamphlets and a watercolour drawing of an art deco bedroom suite, together with a smaller governmental archive relating to the Ministries of Supply and Works, with blue prints, notes and drawings for alterations to various premises for the 1953 Coronation including Whitehall, Admirality and 1st Lord's Residence, War Office, Horse Guards' Banqueting House and Banners for The Mall and Trafalgar Square, some with typed memos with notes on construction, with four watercolours of drawing room interiors, possibly Messrs. Trollope & Sons Ltd., West Halkin Street, London Provenance: James Douglas Spencer (1912-1985) (photo included) left the two boxes of papers (as described above) from his own archive to his nephew (the vendor's husband). It is unknown when he moved to London, but he was certainly living in the Cassiobury Park area in Watford from the late 1970's, and apart from knowing he was employed by the Ministry of Works, there is no other information known. (Est. plus 21% premium inc. VAT)