Carved Wooden Lectern at Aosta, Fifteenth Century, Antique Print, 1851

Religion · 19th century

Carved Wooden Lectern at Aosta, Fifteenth Century, Antique Print, 1851

€ 190

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

Date: 1851
Mapmaker / artist: Henri Dufresne (draughtsman), Kellerhoven (lithographer)
Publisher: Lacroix and Séré, Paris (printed by Lemercier)
Technique: Chromolithograph
Coloring: Printed in color
Condition: Good
Reference: BG-12228-4-37

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 brown and gold tones with touches of red, lettered "(XVe SIÈCLE.) PUPITRE EN BOIS SCULPTÉ. à Aoste." The lectern is shown twice, from two sides. On the left the sloping desk carries a large closed book with gilt corner pieces and a central boss, red ribbon markers hanging below; under the desk a small carved figure plays the bagpipes. The stand is triangular, its faces carved with Gothic blind arcading, pierced ogee arches and crockets, with pinnacles at the corners and a curved base. On the right the desk is seen from behind, its back pierced with tracery, the piper figure facing out.

The caption translates as "(fifteenth century) lectern in carved wood, at Aosta." The running head reads "AMEUBLEMENT RELIGIEUX PL. XI.", church furniture. The credits read "Henri 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, plate eleven of the section on church furniture.

The double view makes a balanced composition for a single frame.

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.