{"product_id":"entertaining-a-la-carte","title":"Entertaining À La Carte","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLAST AVAILABLE COPY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFortnum \u0026amp; Mason and Edward Bawden were an unlikely double act: one a firm devoted to luxury provisions and lavish entertaining, the other a shy, retiring artist, who once proposed to offer charcoal biscuits and water to guests at a 'gloom party'. Yet the relationship inspired Bawden to produce some of his finest work, and today his vivid, fanciful illustrations are widely appreciated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs Fortnum and Mason celebrates its tercentenary, a new book from The Mainstone Press brings together the advertising material that Bawden illustrated for the firm in the years before and after World War II.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFull of joie de vivre , this stunning body of work includes catalogues, brochures, order forms and envelopes, all of which are now highly prized by collectors of Bawden's work and Fortnum's ephemera.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTo set the illustrations in context, the book begins with an engaging essay by Peyton Skipwith, a former Director of The Fine Art Society and a good friend of the artist. Peyton discusses the relationship between Fortnum \u0026amp; Mason and its most famous artistic champion, exploring both the history of the firm and the artist's career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe book measures 345mm x 245mm and features 128 pages with over 200 colour illustrations, with a full cloth binding.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLimited to 1000 copies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Edward Bawden","offers":[{"title":"Default","offer_id":26250232,"sku":"MAINSTONE_EALC","price":225.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0031\/1712\/files\/Entertaining-a-la-carte-cover_2.jpg?v=1781685033","url":"https:\/\/www.stjudesprints.co.uk\/products\/entertaining-a-la-carte","provider":"St. Jude's Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}