Antique Print of American Stoves Published in the Gentleman's Magazine, 1781
€ 180
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1781
Sheet size
21 × 27.7 cm (8.3 × 10.9 in)
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-04270
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
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About this sheet
A page of fireplace designs from The Gentleman's Magazine and Historical Chronicle for 1781 (Volume LI), an original copper engraving titled "American Stoves on the Improved Construction", lettered "by James Sharp, Leadenhall Street".
The plate shows five numbered stoves, N.1 to N.5, drawn in simple perspective as ornamental grates under tall flues. The designs range from a narrow, delicate stove with swags and urns to a wide hearth with a fluted frame, and each has a firebox with bars, decorative moldings on the frame and a circular collar on the flue. The text of the facing page shows through from the verso.
The sheet dates from the period of the American Revolutionary War. It shows stove designs rather than any American place, so its interest lies in domestic metalwork and late eighteenth-century interior design.
