{"title":"September England Trip","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"charles-danby-antique-oil-1847-sunset-over-mont-saint-michel","title":"Antique Signed Mont Saint Michel Sunset Oil Painting, 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe whole picture turns on one thing, the low sun burning through at the horizon and turning the wet sand the same colour as the sky. Mont Saint Michel sits dark against it. What holds me are the figures, dozens of them, walking out across the sands the way people actually crossed to the abbey before the causeway was built. A signature sits in the lower right, and it is a name I could not trace.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Artist | Bearing a signature reading \"Charles Danby.\" No painter of that name appears in the standard references, so the signature is offered as a fact about the object rather than as an attribution.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Signature | Signed in dark brown in the lower right, with a short indistinct inscription beneath the name that I cannot read with confidence.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on canvas\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Subject | Mont Saint Michel, Normandy, seen across the bay at low tide under a setting sun, with figures on foot, a horse and rider, a cart, and fishermen working at baskets in the foreground.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Origin | United Kingdom\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Age | 19th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Canvas Size | 18.5 in. W x 10.6 in. H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Frame Size | 28.1 in. W x 20.1 in. H\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Format | Horizontal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Frame | Gilt frame with a reeded outer moulding and crossed baton ornaments at the centre of each side, over a plain gilt inner slip. Period in appearance and sympathetic to the work, though I cannot confirm it is the first frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Support | Canvas on a keyed wooden stretcher, unlined\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]Reverse | No labels, stamps, colourman marks or inscriptions\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[d]School or Movement | Romantic landscape. The dominant approach to landscape painting in Britain and France from roughly 1800 to 1860, in which the weather, the light and the mood of a place matter more than a literal record of it. Painters working this way built pictures around effects like sunrise, sunset, storm and mist, and kept the figures small so the setting reads as vast. That is the structure here, a sky doing most of the work and people reduced to marks on the sand.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e[condition]\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The paint film carries a fine, even craquelure across the whole surface, most visible in the sky and across the open foreground sand, of the tight overall pattern that comes from natural ageing rather than from damage or stress. No cupping or lifting that I can see. No tears, punctures or patches. The varnish has discoloured and warmed with age, which is pulling the sky slightly further toward amber than it would have read originally, and there is light surface grime over the whole. The previous owner disclosed areas of overpainting, and I am carrying that disclosure forward; I have not had the work under ultraviolet light and cannot yet map the extent or location.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe canvas is unlined and sits on what appears to be its original keyed wooden stretcher with the keys in place. The tacking edges are intact. Because the canvas has never been lined, nothing on the reverse has been lost to conservation, which is worth knowing even though the reverse in this case carries no labels, stamps or maker's marks of any kind.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51899913077014,"sku":"ENM-20013","price":2200.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/6435EE4D-D8A9-4E1E-8D50-7AC4748C32C9.jpg?v=1789728136"},{"product_id":"antique-framed-oil-panel-crossing-under-moonlight-19th-century","title":"Antique Moonlit Scene Oil Painting, 19th Century","description":"\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e[d]Work Size | 11.8 in. W x 8.1 in. H \u003cbr\u003e[d]Frame Size | 17.3 in. W x 13.8 in. H \u003cbr\u003eSupport | Oil on panel\u003cbr\u003eSignature | Illegibly signed lower left\u003cbr\u003ePeriod | 19th century\u003cbr\u003eOrigin | European\u003cbr\u003eCondition | Light surface discoloration including yellowing to the varnish layer. UV inspection reveals minor overpainting along the top edge of the panel. Frame has moderate wear including various repairs to the ornate mouldings, particularly the top left and lower right corners, small chips and stable cracking. Disclosed by the seller, full assessment pending in-hand.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51899913797910,"sku":"ENM-20017","price":1150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/0BDCBA75-7CC6-41E6-845D-494E569F0B8B_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1789756897"},{"product_id":"antique-shakespeare-complete-works","title":"Antique Shakespeare Complete Works Cloth Book","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eWarne bound their one-volume Shakespeare in a dusty mauve cloth printed with autumn leaves and berries in red, green, and gold, with SHAKSPEARE set in a gilt panel and a little banner promising the Life and Glossary inside. That spelling was common through the 19th century and it starts a conversation every time. Inside are the complete plays and poems in tight double columns, a memoir, and the glossary, 748 pages in all. Warne would go on to publish Beatrix Potter, but in these years they were putting handsome, affordable classics on Victorian shelves. It has clearly been read, and I think that suits it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Author | William Shakespeare, spelled Shakspeare on the binding and title page\u003cbr\u003e[d]Title | The Works of William Shakspeare, Carefully Edited from the Best Texts, With a Memoir, Glossary, \u0026amp;c.\u003cbr\u003e[d]Publisher | Frederick Warne and Co., London and New York\u003cbr\u003e[d]Date | Undated, circa 1880 to 1900\u003cbr\u003e[d]Edition | Later one-volume printing\u003cbr\u003e[d]Binding | Publisher's decorative cloth, color-printed foliage design, gilt title panel\u003cbr\u003e[d]Pages | 748\u003cbr\u003e[d]Dimensions | 7.5 in H x 5.25 in W x 1.5 in D\u003cbr\u003e[d]Language | English\u003cbr\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003cbr\u003eThe boards are rubbed, with softened and bumped corners, and the printed foliage and gilt title panel remain clear and readable. The spine is sunned, with fraying and small losses at the head and tail. Foxing is heavy throughout. Foxing is the brown spotting that develops in 19th-century paper over time, and here it's heaviest at the endpapers and preliminary leaves, including a broad brown stain to one early leaf. The text is evenly toned. The binding shows wear but holds, and the text block is not loose. There are no inscriptions, bookplates, or owner markings. A well-read Victorian copy with strong shelf presence.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51962353320214,"sku":"AMD-15662","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/DSA09839.jpg?v=1790267827"},{"product_id":"enm-2264-french-floral-fountain-oil-on-board-painting-unframed","title":"Signed Garden Fountain Oil Painting, Unframed","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA tiered terracotta fountain fills the center of a walled courtyard, its basin spilling trailing flowers, with two cypress standing behind and a loggia opening onto a sliver of sea. The brushwork is thick and loose, with warm stucco set against deep green shadow. The painter signed the front, and the back carries a second landscape, so this panel holds two pictures. I have not been able to identify the artist, and I would rather say that plainly than guess.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Unidentified\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Signed in dark paint at the lower left of the courtyard side, reading an initial followed by what reads as Mondaine or Mondeine, with a short second word I cannot read. The reverse landscape carries a separate inscription in black along the top edge, reading G Mondine or similar, in a different hand from the front signature. I cannot confirm that the two are by the same person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Oil on panel\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Mediterranean courtyard garden with a tiered terracotta fountain, cypress trees, and a loggia with painted roundels. The reverse carries a hillside landscape with a large tree, a distant tower, and sea beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Continental European, unattributed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e[d]Age | Early 20th century. Undated, assessed on style and surface wear, and the date cannot be narrowed further without a dated inscription or label.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Panel Size | 13 in. W x 18 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Rectangular, painted on both sides\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Unframed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Thin wood panel, with vertical grain checks visible through the paint and no labels or markings on the edges\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The courtyard side shows scraping and wear along the edges and corners, most noticeable along the bottom edge. Fine vertical grain checks run through the paint where the wood has moved over time. The reverse landscape shows the same edge wear, with rubbing across the sky and losses along the top edge where a reddish layer shows beneath the blue-grey ground. No material is missing from the panel. It is unframed, so the edges are exposed and should be handled with care.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636982907158,"sku":"ENM-2264","price":485.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/5952C365-1490-44B9-B1A8-E85BB84FCA6D.jpg?v=1790970300"},{"product_id":"enm-2284-silver-plate-spill-vase","title":"ENM-2284 — Silver Plate Spill Vase","description":"\u003cp\u003eOverall: 5.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636983988502,"sku":"ENM-2284","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"enm-2373-antique-framed-engraving","title":"Antique Wales Landscape Engraving, Lampeter College, Circa 1830","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA man in a red coat with a gun and his dogs sit in the grass in the foreground while St. David's College, Lampeter, spreads out below the Welsh hills behind them. This is a colored engraving after a drawing by Henry Gastineau, issued in his Wales Illustrated series around 1830, only a few years after the college opened in 1827. The whole scene is small, but sky, hills, dogs, and building all get their space.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | After Henry Gastineau. Engraver unidentified.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned, which is usual for topographical plates of this kind. Title printed below the image.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Colored engraving on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | St. David's College, Lampeter, Cardiganshire, with a man and hunting dogs in the foreground\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Circa 1830\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 8.75 in. W x 6.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Horizontal landscape, under glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Black frame with a gilt beaded inner edge, later than the print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Support | Paper, window mat\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe paper has toned to a soft brown yellow with age. I see no spotting or foxing anywhere on the sheet. The color looks even through the glass, and the engraved lines are clear. The mat is clean in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe print has not been removed from its frame, so the paper edges, platemark, and any publisher's imprint are not visible, and the sheet is described as seen through the glass and mat. The frame is later than the print, with a hardboard back, paper tape, and staples. The black finish and gilt edge are in good order for age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636990181654,"sku":"ENM-2373- C","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/4F05E4C1-F92B-4FE2-AE15-DBDE5DA7BC80_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1790966778"},{"product_id":"enm-2416-striped-oak-and-pine-dome-shaped-box","title":"Antique English Banded Rosewood Jewelry Box","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA narrow, domed-lid box banded in alternating tones of rosewood, with two padded compartments lined in pale blue silk. The long, shallow proportions are those of a glove box, though boxes of this shape were also used for jewelry and ribbons. The bands run in vertical stripes down the sides, then turn into a checkerboard across the curve of the lid.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9.5 in. W x 3 in. H x 4 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Polished, method of finish not established\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Rosewood, assessed, in alternating dark and lighter banded veneers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | 1820 to 1850\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | English, assessed from form and materials, no maker's label or mark found\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Regency to early Victorian, banded parquetry decoration\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Also Known As | glove box, dressing box\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Maker | Unattributed\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | None found to the base, interior, or lock plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction | Banded veneer, vertical bands to the front and ends, checkered bands across the domed lid, hinged lid with lock\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Pale blue silk over padded inserts, assessed as original, with a blue lining to the walls\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware | Brass butt hinges and brass keyhole escutcheon, lock present, key absent\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The box has no key. The lock is present but its function can't be tested without one. The lid sits properly and the hinges are sound and work smoothly. The veneer is tight with no lifting that I can find to the sides, ends, or domed lid. The polished surface shows light surface wear and small scratches consistent with age and handling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe underside has heavy loss to its original covering, leaving bare wood with scratches and adhesive residue, and a small rectangular patch where something was once attached. The pale blue silk lining is intact with no tears, with light spotting and soiling consistent with age. There are no labels, marks, or inscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67636991295766,"sku":"ENM-2416","price":595.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/1C5FF76B-048D-4178-ADCE-4C6BAB204C8C_1_105_c.jpg?v=1790961816"},{"product_id":"various-artwork-mediums-unframed","title":"Various Antique Artwork Mediums, Unframed","description":"\u003cp\u003eAntique Watercolors, Prints, Oils\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637022753046,"sku":"AMD-15664","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}]},{"product_id":"antique-regency-striped-veneer-jewelry-box-copy","title":"Antique English Striped Rosewood and Satinwood Box","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA small lidded box striped in dark rosewood and pale satinwood, with the pattern running over the lid and down the front. The stripes line up across the join, which points to the box being veneered whole and the lid sawn free afterward. It sits well on a desk or dresser for odds and ends.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Dimensions | 9 in. W x 4.5 in. H x 4.5 in. D\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Surface | Polished, with age-related wear. Finish not established as original.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Primary Material | Rosewood and satinwood veneer, species assessed by eye\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Period | Antique, late Regency to early Victorian\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Date | 1820 to 1850\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, assessed from the timbers and form\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Style or Movement | Striped banded veneer in contrasting woods\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Construction or Technique | Veneered body with the stripes continuing across the lid join, consistent with veneering whole and cutting the lid free\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Secondary Material | Black velvet lining to the lid and base, not established as original. Interior wood finished black.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Hardware | Two brass butt hinges to the back and a brass keyhole escutcheon to the front, not established as original. No key.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Marks | None found\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age and use. The polished surface shows light wear and fine scratches, including a scratch across one of the satinwood stripes on the front, and the sheen is uneven in places. The black velvet lining looks later than the box. It is worn and dusty on the base and lid, with some thinning to the pile, and a small pin is visible in the lid lining. The box comes without a key. The lid closes flush with the body. The hinges and keyhole escutcheon are present, and I cannot say they are original to the box.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637256388886,"sku":"ENM-2450- D","price":625.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/7B475C57-687F-44F4-A2FD-2BB7CF3BCB7E_1_201_a.heic?v=1790960466"},{"product_id":"enm-2373-antique-framed-engraving-copy","title":"Antique Framed Spanish Court Scene Engraving, 19th Century","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eA lady tunes a guitar in a candlelit Spanish interior while two gentlemen look on, a third sits at her side, and an attendant at far left keeps a monkey on his shoulder. The plate credits G. S. Newton as painter and C. G. Lewis as engraver, and notes that the original hung in the collection of the Duke of Bedford at Woburn Abbey. The cross-hatching is dense and fine, and the satin gown catches nearly all the light in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | After G. S. Newton, engraved by C. G. Lewis, as named in the plate\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Unsigned. Lettered in the plate: \"G. S. Newton, R.A. Pinxt\" lower left, \"C. G. Lewis, Sculpt\" lower right\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Engraving on paper, framed behind glass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | The Prince of Spain's Visit to Catalina, a musical scene in a 17th century Spanish interior\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Inscription | Title lettered below the image, followed by \"From the picture in the collection of His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Woburn Abbey\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | Likely English\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | 19th century, likely 1830s to 1850s on the style of engraving. No publisher imprint or date is visible\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 11.5 in. W x 9.75 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Format | Horizontal rectangle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Black frame with a gilt composition inner slip, hardboard backing, and wire hanger. Later frame, not original to the print\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eAntique condition consistent with age. The print is framed behind glass and has not been examined out of the frame. The paper shows overall toning and scattered brown foxing in the margins, with a faint stain along the lower margin near the title lettering. The engraved image itself is crisp and clear through the glass. There are a few specks on or under the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe frame shows wear to the gilt slip, including darkening and small losses along the lower edge, and a small chip to the black finish at the upper left corner. The backing is hardboard with paper tape and a twisted wire hanger, consistent with a 20th century framing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637355839766,"sku":"ENM-2373- A","price":145.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/C6B76D92-D484-4852-B0A8-B0B8F5D5609D.jpg?v=1790966390"},{"product_id":"vintage-signed-etching-of-old-king-edwards-school-birmingham","title":"Vintage Signed Etching of Old King Edward's School, Birmingham","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThis is the old King Edward's School on New Street, Birmingham, in a pencil-signed etching, drawn in dense dark line beneath a cloud-filled sky. Charles Barry designed the Gothic Revival building in the 1830s, and it came down in 1936. The sheet is titled by hand in the lower margin and bears a signature reading Joseph F. Pimm. It's framed in black with a gilt rope lip and carries the label of a Birmingham picture framer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Artist | Bearing a signature reading \"Joseph F. Pimm\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Signature | Signed in pencil in the lower right margin, below the image\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Medium | Etching on paper\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Subject | Old King Edward's School, New Street, Birmingham, a Gothic Revival building designed by Charles Barry in the 1830s and demolished in 1936\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Origin | England, Birmingham subject\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Age | Mid 20th century, assessed on the signature and printmaking style. Unsigned dating evidence is limited to the framer's label, which suggests framing between the 1970s and early 1990s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame Size | 11 in. W x 9.5 in. H\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Frame | Black frame with a gilt rope-pattern inner lip, cream mat with a gilt fillet, glazed, hardboard backing with paper dust cover and wire. Not claimed as original to the print.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[d]Provenance | Framer's label on the reverse reading Graves Gallery, 8 Lower Severn Street, Birmingham, Picture Framers \u0026amp; Gilders, with a telephone number in the pre-1995 Birmingham format\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e[condition]\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe print is held under glass in its mat and has been examined in the frame. The image reads clearly, with strong dark line work and the paper tone evenly aged to cream. The mat has toned with age and matches the sheet. The gilt fillet and frame show light surface wear consistent with age. The reverse has an aged paper dust cover and original-looking wire, with no tears in the paper visible in the photographs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003ePlease review all photographs closely, as they form part of this description.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Austyn Marie Design","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67637374943510,"sku":"ENM-2373- B","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0896\/4623\/5926\/files\/90448AD6-5787-4B69-94F1-B365400DA49B_4_5005_c.jpg?v=1790966621"}],"url":"https:\/\/austyn-marie.myshopify.com\/collections\/september-england-trip.oembed","provider":"Austyn Marie Design","version":"1.0","type":"link"}