Gift Ideas

Personalized gifts with weight — custom portraits, framed art, gift cards, and ideas for the people you keep close.

A young prince in red silk holds the hand of a girl in a shimmering silver gown with lace.

Wedding portrait paintings: 12 couples from Van Dyck to Böcklin

Royal betrothals, Florentine wedding chests, a Rococo declaration of love and a Symbolist honeymoon: twelve masterpieces about marriage, and how to turn your own day into a portrait.

Art & Artists

A Dutch family in a sunlit interior gathers around a keyboard instrument, a man with a viola da gamba beside them.

Family portraits painted like the old masters: 12 ideas for every family

Van Dyck’s royal children, Renoir’s Madame Charpentier, a Dutch family making music: twelve masterworks behind Fable’s family portrait styles, and the photo each one needs.

Art & Artists

Current Casati catalogue example: a man in a fur-trimmed dark velvet mantle with gold frogging stands beside a woman in a rose velvet wrap over ivory lace and pearls.

Anniversary portrait ideas: choosing a couple portrait from your photos

Court dress by candlelight, a toast at sea or an autumn landscape with the dog: three current styles for two, and how to pick the one that fits the couple.

Gifts

A navy gift box holding a notebook and a deck of playing cards, both with the Ashdown coat of arms, and a card reading With thanks, Ashdown Estates.

Client gifts with your firm’s crest that people keep

Client gift ideas that do not end up in the bin: playing cards, a hardcover notebook and a woven cushion, each carrying your firm’s crest or monogram.

Heraldry & Monograms

Presence catalogue example: a dog portrait against a dark painterly background

Should a custom portrait be a surprise gift, or should you choose it together?

Decide which parts of a portrait gift to keep secret and which are worth checking, especially the photo, likeness and display format.

Gifts

A deck of playing cards on green baize with the Hartley coat of arms on the box and card backs, an ace and a king fanned beside a glass of whisky.

Custom playing cards with your crest or your firm’s mark

A deck of cards with your own arms or monogram on every back: as a Christmas gift for a family, a thank-you for clients or a game for the first night in a new house.

Heraldry & Monograms

Larsson’s Summer catalogue example: a house in a bright painterly summer garden

A portrait of a childhood home: turning an old photo into a thoughtful gift

Choose the version of the house you want to remember, work carefully with older photos, and keep a painted interpretation distinct from a restoration.

Gifts

The Ashdown coat of arms: a blue shield with three silver oak trees and a gold chevron carrying a red key, blue and silver mantling and a gold motto scroll.

A family crest signet ring: from design to finger

How a signet ring with a family crest is designed and made: choosing the design, simplifying it for metal, and what happens after you order.

Heraldry & Monograms

A house portrait as a housewarming gift: make it about their home

Choose a useful exterior photo, check the architectural details and select a format that fits a new home without guessing too much.

Gifts