Design - Day One - 18 Oct 2023
An enamel panel by Charles E Thomas, depicting injured soldiers recuperating in a library room, in
An enamel panel by Charles E Thomas, depicting injured soldiers recuperating in a library room, in colours, framed, another similar enamel depicting a military woman before a steam train carrying field guns attributed to Charles Thomas, a collection of small enamels and enamelled buttons by Charles Thomas and an archive relating to the work of Charles Thomas including a National medal for success in Art given to Charles Thomas, a carved wood bookend, his painting box, original pencil drawings of his designs, medallions, Good King Wenceslas published by Cornish Brs, Birmingham illustrated by Arthur Gaskin, and a collection of ephemera, photographs and letters (a lot)
Provenance
from the collection of Phillip Allen (1938-2022).
Exhibited
The Birmingham Art Circle, 75th Exhibition,1947, catalogue number 220 (twelve buttons).
Catalogue notes
Charles Thomas was in the RAOC between 9th August 1916 and 5th March 1919.