LARGE VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE PRINTS COLLECTION - , LATE 19TH TO MID-20TH CENTURYTHIS SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION COMPRISES AN EXTENSIVE ASSORTMENT OF VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE PRINTS SPANNING MULTIPLE GENRES, PERIODS, AND ARTISTIC TRADITIONS. THE LOT INCLUDES DECORATIVE PRINTS, RELIGIOUS IMAGERY, CLASSICAL REPRODUCTIONS, FASHION ILLUSTRATIONS, BOTANICAL STUDIES, ARCHITECTURAL RENDERINGS, AND SENTIMENTAL VICTORIAN-ERA EPHEMERA.COLLECTION OVERVIEW:THE COLLECTION IS ORGANISED ACROSS WOODEN SHELVING WITH HANDWRITTEN CATEGORY LABELS (NN, PP, RR VISIBLE), SUGGESTING PREVIOUS CURATORIAL ARRANGEMENT. ITEMS ARE STACKED HORIZONTALLY IN GROUPS, INDICATING SYSTEMATIC STORAGE AND PRESERVATION EFFORTS BY A COLLECTOR.GENRES AND SUBJECTS REPRESENTED:- RELIGIOUS AND DEVOTIONAL PRINTS (ANGELS, NATIVITY SCENES, PRAYER CARDS)- CLASSICAL AND RENAISSANCE REPRODUCTIONS (INCLUDING RECOGNISABLE WORKS SUCH AS MICHELANGELO'S CREATION)- VICTORIAN SENTIMENTAL IMAGERY (CHILDREN, MOTHERS, DOMESTIC SCENES)- FASHION AND COSTUME ILLUSTRATIONS- BOTANICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY STUDIES- ARCHITECTURAL AND DECORATIVE ARTS PRINTS- NURSERY RHYME AND CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS- VINTAGE ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL EPHEMERA- LANDSCAPE AND TRAVEL PRINTS- ART DECO AND ART NOUVEAU DESIGN EXAMPLESAPPROXIMATE COMPOSITION:THE COLLECTION APPEARS TO CONTAIN APPROXIMATELY 200-250 INDIVIDUAL PRINTS AND EPHEMERAL ITEMS. SIZING VARIES CONSIDERABLY, FROM SMALL DECORATIVE CARDS (APPROXIMATELY 10 X 15 CM) TO LARGER FRAMED OR MOUNTED PRINTS (UP TO 40 X 50 CM). THE MAJORITY ARE UNFRAMED LOOSE PRINTS ON PAPER STOCK OF VARYING QUALITY AND THICKNESS.CONDITION ASSESSMENT:THIS IS A COLLECTION IN FAIR OVERALL CONDITION REFLECTING GENUINE AGE AND STORAGE HISTORY. FOXING IS WIDESPREAD THROUGHOUT, APPEARING AS BROWN SPOTTING AND STAINING TYPICAL OF AGED PAPER EXPOSED TO FLUCTUATING HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURE. DISCOLOURATION AND YELLOWING ARE CONSISTENT WITH THE AGE OF THE PAPER STOCK AND STORAGE CONDITIONS. EDGE WEAR IS EVIDENT ON THE MAJORITY OF ITEMS, WITH CREASING AND MINOR TEARS PRESENT ON SEVERAL PIECES. WATER STAINING IS VISIBLE ON MULTIPLE PRINTS, SUGGESTING EXPOSURE TO MOISTURE AT SOME POINT IN THE COLLECTION'S HISTORY. DESPITE THESE COSMETIC IMPERFECTIONS, THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE COLLECTION REMAINS SOUND, AND THE MAJORITY OF ITEMS ARE LEGIBLE AND DISPLAYABLE.PROVENANCE AND HISTORY:THE SYSTEMATIC ORGANISATION AND LABELLING SUGGEST THIS COLLECTION WAS ASSEMBLED BY A DEDICATED COLLECTOR OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD. THE WOODEN SHELVING SYSTEM WITH CATEGORY MARKERS INDICATES INTENTIONAL CURATION AND PRESERVATION. NO MAKER ATTRIBUTIONS OR EXHIBITION LABELS ARE EVIDENT, THOUGH INDIVIDUAL PRINTS MAY BEAR PUBLISHER MARKS OR SIGNATURES.POTENTIAL FOR COLLECTORS:THIS COLLECTION OFFERS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR SPECIALIST DEALERS, DECORATORS, AND COLLECTORS INTERESTED IN:- VICTORIAN AND EDWARDIAN EPHEMERA- RELIGIOUS AND DEVOTIONAL ART HISTORY- FASHION AND COSTUME HISTORY- BOTANICAL AND NATURAL HISTORY ILLUSTRATION- ARCHITECTURAL AND DESIGN HISTORY- CHILDREN'S BOOK ILLUSTRATION AND NURSERY DECORATION- MIXED MEDIA ART PROJECTS AND COLLAGE WORKINDIVIDUAL PRINTS WITHIN THE COLLECTION MAY BE SUITABLE FOR FRAMING, RESTORATION, OR USE IN DECORATIVE APPLICATIONS. THE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS AND PERIODS REPRESENTED MAKES THIS COLLECTION SUITABLE FOR BREAKING DOWN INTO SMALLER THEMED LOTS FOR SPECIALIST RESALE.STORAGE AND PRESENTATION:ITEMS ARE CURRENTLY STORED FLAT IN ORGANISED STACKS ON WOODEN SHELVING. THIS STORAGE METHOD HAS PRESERVED THE COLLECTION REASONABLY WELL, THOUGH PROFESSIONAL ARCHIVAL STORAGE WOULD BE RECOMMENDED FOR LONG-TERM PRESERVATION OF VALUABLE ITEMS WITHIN THE GROUP.NOTE: THIS IS A COLLECTION LOT. BUYERS SHOULD EXPECT VARIATION IN CONDITION, SIZING, AND SUBJECT MATTER ACROSS THE GROUP. DETAILED CONDITION ASSESSMENT OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMS IS RECOMMENDED PRIOR TO PURCHASE FOR SPECIALIST USE OR RESALE PURPOSES. Condition: Fair - Refer To Images 11672+30
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