Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1851
Mapmaker / artist
A. Racinet fils (draughtsman), Frédéric Richter (lithographer)
Publisher
Lacroix and Séré, Paris (printed by Lemercier)
Technique
Chromolithograph
Coloring
Printed in color
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12228-4-17
What the condition grades mean
Excellent
Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
Very good
Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
Good
Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
Fair
Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Condition
Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins. Please see the images.
About this sheet
This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in color, lettered "CARRELAGES". Three tile designs, numbered 1, 2 and 3, are printed in yellow on brick red. Design 1, at the top, is a block of sixteen tiles whose interlocking circles and foliate sprays join across the tile edges into a continuous pattern. Below, design 2 is a single square with a quatrefoil of four large oak like leaves around a small central flower, with leaf sprays in the corners, and design 3 is a roundel of curling foliage within a scrolling border. Thin lines mark the joints of the tiles.
The running head reads "FAÏENCES PL. 2" (Faience, plate 2). The credits below the image are "A. Racinet fils. del.", "Chromolith. Lemercier à Paris." and "Frédéric Richter lith.", followed by the caption "CARRELAGES" (Tiling) and "F. Séré direxit." No location or owner is lettered for these tiles.
Le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance, histoire et description des mœurs et usages, du commerce et de l'industrie, des sciences, des arts, des littératures et des beaux-arts en Europe was edited by Paul Lacroix, who also wrote as the Bibliophile Jacob, with Ferdinand Séré as artistic director, and it was published in Paris in five volumes between 1848 and 1851. Its plates reproduce objects, manuscripts, seals and ornament of the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, and every sheet carries a running head naming the work, the section and the plate number. The Faïences plates of the fourth volume deal with glazed earthenware, and the tile plates show inlaid and glazed floor tiles of the kind laid in medieval churches and great houses.
The two tile plates make a natural pair, and either frames well with a plain mat.
Condition: Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins.
This is an original antique print, not a modern reproduction. This item is sold unframed. Any framed or interior images are shown for presentation and inspiration only, unless the listing explicitly states that the item is sold framed.
