Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1851
Mapmaker / artist
H. Soltau (draughtsman), Kellerhoven (lithographer)
Publisher
Lacroix and Séré, Paris (printed by Lemercier)
Technique
Chromolithograph
Coloring
Printed in color
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-12228-4-13
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 blue, green, rust red, buff and cream, showing an oval enameled faience dish seen slightly from above, casting a shadow on the sheet. The oval well in the center is glazed in mottled blue, brown and ocher radiating from a dark core. Around it, bands of beaded blue strapwork interlace into roundels and cartouches filled with acanthus leaves, rosettes, scrolls and red and white fan motifs on a cream ground, and the rim is edged in deep blue.
The running head reads "LE MOYEN-ÂGE ET LA RENAISSANCE." at the left and "FAIENCE Pl. XII." at the right. Below the image are the credits "H. Soltau del.", "Chromolith. Lemercier." and "Kellerhoven lith.". The caption reads "PLAT EN FAIENCE ÉMAILLEE, exécuté par Bernard de Palissy." and "Collection de M. Sauvageot à Paris." (dish of enameled faience made by Bernard de Palissy, collection of Mr. Sauvageot, Paris), followed by "F. Séré direxit."
Le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance was edited by Paul Lacroix, who also wrote as the Bibliophile Jacob, with Ferdinand Séré directing the illustrations, and was published in Paris in five volumes between 1848 and 1851. Its chapters, written by a range of specialists, survey the arts, crafts, sciences and customs of Europe from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance, and its plates reproduce objects, manuscripts and buildings in public and private collections of the day. This plate comes from the fourth volume, of 1851, where it accompanies the section headed "Faïence" (faience). Bernard Palissy was the French potter of the sixteenth century known for his glazed earthenware.
The plate can be framed on its own or hung with other plates from the work.
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.
