Hand-Painted Bookplates
Bookplates are fun! They don’t need to be heraldic but often are. For those who lend out their books or have extensive libraries at home they could be invaluable. Stuck onto the inside front cover of a book it identifies the owner. The use of bookplates goes back centuries.
David Sellar
This bookplate was commissioned as a leaving gift from the Lyon Office to Lyon David Sellar.
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Brian Gammell Ivory
The inspiration for this bookplate is obvious with use of an elephant to reflect the gentleman's surname.
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Yvonne Holton
Designed for my own use it features the herring drifter from my family's Coat of Arms.
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Hand-Painted Library Paintings
A Library Painting usually shows a Coat of Arms and as the name suggests they all used to be hung in someone’s library.
Captain Brian Lawrence Williamson
Elements reflect an association with the sea and maritime law namely the ship as a Crest with its sword
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Roberto Carlos Niti
The Petitioner’s father came from Bari in Italy and the red and white background to his Shield reflects the colours of the Arms of the town.
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The Rt Honourable Robert Haldane Smith
The guinea fowl as a Crest reflects his involvement in Africa.
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