Carved Oak Stalls, Cologne and Aosta, Antique Print, 1851

Religion · 19th century

Carved Oak Stalls, Cologne and Aosta, Antique Print, 1851

€ 180

Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)

Date: 1851
Mapmaker / artist: F. Séré and H. Dufresne (draughtsmen), Kellerhoven (lithographer)
Publisher: Lacroix and Séré, Paris (printed by Lemercier)
Technique: Chromolithograph
Coloring: Printed in color
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12228-4-40

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 oak browns, lettered "XIV. et XVe SIÈCLES, STALLES EN CHÊNE SCULPTÉ. 1, à Saint Géréon de Cologne, 2 à Aoste." Two stall ends stand side by side. The first, from Cologne, has a great scrolled upper outline with foliage bosses, a standing figure holding a shield with a cross above a crouching figure on the post, a nude figure and a small animal carved along the scroll, and a lower panel of Gothic window tracery with a rose. The second, from Aosta, is taller and straighter, with pierced cresting and pinnacles, Saint Michael in armor slaying the dragon at the upper corner, and a bearded figure with a scroll under a canopy, with a small figure in a side niche.

The caption translates as "fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, stalls in carved oak: 1, at Saint Gereon in Cologne; 2, at Aosta." The running head reads "AMEUBLEMENT RELIGIEUX". The credits read "F. Séré et H. Dufresne del.", "Chromolith Lemercier à Paris." and "Kellerhoven, lith.", with "F. Séré direxit" beneath the caption.

Le Moyen Âge et la Renaissance was published in Paris in five volumes between 1848 and 1851. Paul Lacroix, who also wrote as the Bibliophile Jacob, edited the text, and Ferdinand Séré directed the illustrations, which is why his name and the word direxit stand beneath every plate. The work surveys the manners, crafts, sciences and arts of medieval and Renaissance Europe, and its chromolithographed plates record objects held around 1850 in churches, museums and private collections. This plate is from the fourth volume, dated 1851, in the section on church furniture.

The two tall carvings fill the sheet well and suit a study or library.

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.