Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel 'beautiful', meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.
Fine antique watercolour by Lady Natasha Gourlay (1921-2018), of a pipe, matches and ashtray, signed and dated "N. Zinovieff March 21st" in the lower right hand corner.
Her mother was Princess Elizabeth Dmitrievna Galitzine (1892-1982) and her father was Dmitri Alexandrovich Zinovieff (1887-1963), she married General Sir Ian Gourlay who fought in the Adriatic and Italy at the end of the Second World War; pioneered the use of helicopters to land troops from aircraft carriers; and ended his career as Commandant-General of the Royal Marines.
Size: 25 x 35 cm approx
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