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Vintage 516pc A Mild Flirtation JH Bacon 3Broken Tabs 12
Vintage 516pc A Mild Flirtation JH Bacon 3Broken Tabs 12

I bought this from an overseas BCD member and was very happy to get it as I'd seen it sold by the previous BCD owner and missed out then. I'm not sure if the small broken knobs are missing or present because I haven't put it together yet, but I was hoping to make this for the theme of Love & Friendship. It comes in the most promising kind of box - plain sturdy brown cardboard with corners stapled together by a metal plates - although there are no labels now which might suggest a library. The pieces are solid wood with an interesting cut - you can see cross cut and several split-knobs. Even if the knobs are missing, I'm not sure that it is possible or worthwhile replacing the bits.

A recent ebay item, 'Flirtation' no A535 411pc, with plain brown box and no assembled image might be this painting from the look of the bulk pieces. It looked to be push-fit but the pieces don't look as interesting as this one, although I bid tentatively on it.

Wikipedia - JH Bacon:
John Henry Frederick Bacon MVO ARA (1865 – 1914) was a British painter and illustrator of genre works, history and bible scenes, and portraits.

Born in Kennington on 4 November 1865, Bacon was the second son of the lithographer John Cardanall Bacon, and showed artistic talent from a young age. He trained at the Westminster School of Art and the Royal Academy Schools in London. In his teens he acquired a reputation as an outstanding black-and-white illustrator, and at the age of 18 set off on a professional tour of India and Burma.

On his return to England, in 1889, Bacon exhibited The Village Green and Nevermore at the Royal Academy and was a regular exhibitor from then on. He was a successful painter of religious works, such as Peace be unto you (1897), Gethsemane (1899); historical scenes, such as Homage giving, Westminster Abbey (for the coronation of Edward VII), The Coronation ceremony of George V (1911), The City of London Imperial Volunteers Return to London from South Africa on Monday 29th October 1900, as well as portraiture and genre scenes – such as A Wedding Morning, (1892) A Confession of Love (1894) and Rivals (1904). He was an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) and was awarded the MVO (Member of the Royal Victorian Order) for distinguished service to the King. Bacon illustrated books as well as magazines and periodicals.
Bacon married in 1894 and lived at "Pillar House" in Harwell, Berkshire (now in Oxfordshire). He had 7 children. He died of acute bronchitis on 24 January 1914, aged 48.

You can see many of the paintings mentioned in this album by Amber Tree:
www.flickr.com/photos/amber-tree/albums/72157647275665984...

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Vintage 516pc A Mild Flirtation JH Bacon 3Broken Tabs 12

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