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Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 1
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 2
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 3
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 4
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 5
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 6
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 7
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 8
Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978) Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each) ((3)) image 9
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The Roy Astley Collection: Theatrical Designs by Cecil Beaton and Oliver Messel
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Oliver Messel
(British, 1904-1978)
Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953 (each)

20 May – 3 June 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, Knightsbridge

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Oliver Messel (British, 1904-1978)

Three designs for the decoration of the exterior of The Dorchester Hotel for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 1953
each signed 'Oliver Messel' (lower right); one further inscribed 'Detail of The Towers' (upper right)
watercolour, gouache, crayon and pencil
36.5 x 21.5cm (14 3/8 x 8 7/16in). (each)
(3)

Footnotes

Off stage, Messel was also commissioned for interior projects, the largest being the redecoration of suites for The Dorchester Hotel on Park Lane. His first project was in 1953, which also coincided with the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II.

was commissioned to redesign the interiors of The Dorchester Hotel

Exhibited
One: Michael Parkin Gallery, London, Rex Whistler, Stephen Tennant And Their Two Semi-Circles, 7 October - 6 November 1987

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