tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post1329772909703707901..comments2024-03-26T22:05:12.894+00:00Comments on Bear Alley: Henry CollerStevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-34906341639536702672022-08-19T14:25:46.015+01:002022-08-19T14:25:46.015+01:00An excellent bit of detective work! Well done.An excellent bit of detective work! Well done.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-32136581365077915162022-08-19T11:52:51.785+01:002022-08-19T11:52:51.785+01:00I have found out some information about these prin...I have found out some information about these prints. I have 10 with 9 being men and 1 being a woman smoking a pipe. You are correct in thinking these are for Barney’s Tobacco and I have been able to confirm this. Firstly, I found 4 ads on ebay selling old paper clippings of adverts for Barney’s tobacco and 2 of the sketches match 2 that I have in my possession. Also, I have the original envelopeAlexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08249810318690060762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-36846219541134433162020-12-13T14:55:47.524+00:002020-12-13T14:55:47.524+00:00Great Research and really interesting.
I have rece...Great Research and really interesting.<br />I have recently acquired what appears to be an original by Henry Coller dated 1921 and titled "NANCY"<br />I would really like to try and find more information does anyone have anysuggestions?DHBUKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13552769020096475423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-91783221121411290782020-09-03T01:33:20.426+01:002020-09-03T01:33:20.426+01:00Hi, i have the same prints of pipe smokers. I thin...Hi, i have the same prints of pipe smokers. I think it's for Barney's tobacco. I have a set of 13 and am looking for more info on them. Please let me know if anything comes up and vice versa, Jessie Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-26518659286112285662020-03-31T17:11:47.572+01:002020-03-31T17:11:47.572+01:00I have found 4 sketches that belonged to my great ...I have found 4 sketches that belonged to my great granddads brother <br />How can I find out if they are originals. They are signed coller Craftyurchinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03228130385189526183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-28648430152649990212019-11-28T03:31:24.453+00:002019-11-28T03:31:24.453+00:00Is there any reference to sketches he did of males...Is there any reference to sketches he did of males smoking pipes head only.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136832732781165190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-27258155044943942942017-09-12T09:03:38.627+01:002017-09-12T09:03:38.627+01:00Hi Pamish,
Probably... it's certainly the rig...Hi Pamish,<br /><br />Probably... it's certainly the right era and the right subject matter, so I can't it would be anybody else.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010426017572710283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-40934118685448711292017-08-31T18:39:11.257+01:002017-08-31T18:39:11.257+01:00Could this be the H Coller who has four illustrati...Could this be the H Coller who has four illustrations in the book Seven Sisters at Queen Anne's (Blackie, c 1923)- the first of a set of three titles about this family at Queen Anne's School? Looks like his style. I would attach a scan but can't see how. pamishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06697806935911261944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-73761935378600278032013-01-17T11:05:16.091+00:002013-01-17T11:05:16.091+00:00The answer to my question is yes, Jane and Philip ...The answer to my question is yes, Jane and Philip Watts were siblings. <br />Harry Coller used his nephew and niece, Deryck and Kathleen Le Mare, as models for his advertisement drawings for Barbours of South Shields. They were published in Punch in the 1930s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-51100221484440578732012-11-03T15:00:15.071+00:002012-11-03T15:00:15.071+00:00Just read the blog - my late mother-in-law was use...Just read the blog - my late mother-in-law was used by Coller as a model for "The Right Kind of Girl" by Dorothea Moore. I have a copy of the book that Coller signed and gave to my mother-in-law. Just wanted to find out more about him.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-52531876240798668992010-09-10T11:49:53.928+01:002010-09-10T11:49:53.928+01:00Can anyone tell me the relationship of Jane Watts ...Can anyone tell me the relationship of Jane Watts to Sir Philip Watts, FRS, the naval architect? I suspect they were siblings.P H Le Mnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-51677574095579935402009-02-16T05:57:00.000+00:002009-02-16T05:57:00.000+00:00Thank you for the history lesson. I have several s...Thank you for the history lesson. I have several sets of the 1934 Hints on Association Football, which I purchased specifically because of the wonderful art work. I much prefer these Players sets to the black-and-white photo sets of the same era.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32738097.post-14372278010244271002009-02-07T06:00:00.000+00:002009-02-07T06:00:00.000+00:00As always, Steve an excellent Blog.I never realise...As always, Steve an excellent Blog.<BR/><BR/>I never realised his family origins are the same as my own.<BR/><BR/>Hope you are well.<BR/><BR/>Keep up the great work.<BR/><BR/>Best Wishes,<BR/>Tim...<BR/>;DTim Perkinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03294479227558605215noreply@blogger.com