Royal Palace of Ava, Burma, Antique Steel Engraving, 1859
€ 220
Original antique · The actual sheet photographed · Certificate of authenticity on request · Sold unframed · Worldwide shipping from € 15 (rates)
Date
1859
Mapmaker / artist
Not named on the sheet
Publisher
Furne et Cie, Paris
Technique
Steel Engraving
Coloring
Uncolored
Condition
Good
Reference
BG-11494-3
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 handling wear to the top left corner; minor nicks along the top edge. Even age toning, soiled along the bottom, left and right edges. A few small foxing spots in the margin. Faint water stain in the upper part of the sheet.
About this sheet
An original antique steel engraving, uncolored, of the royal palace at Ava in Burma, captioned "PALAIS D'AVA". A long open hall stands on a raised platform under several tiers of carved roofs with curling finials, with a slender tiered spire topped by a vane rising over the center. Rows of seated figures fill the hall between the slender pillars, and a seated image occupies the central bay above a flight of steps. Two small ornamented pavilions, each sheltering a small cannon, stand on the ground before the platform. On the right a canopied carriage with a curling dragon ornament at its rear is drawn by two horses, one of them ridden by an attendant. A tiered watchtower rises on the left behind the hall, and a round bastion and wall stand in the distance on the right under a heavy clouded sky.
The caption translates as Palace of Ava. Below it the publisher's line reads "Publié par Furne, Paris" (Published by Furne, Paris), and in small letters at the lower right corner of the image the printer's line reads "Imp. Delamain et Sarrazin, 8, r. Git-le-Cœur, Paris." No artist or engraver is named.
The plate comes from Voyage en Asie et en Afrique by MM. Eyriès and Alfred Jacobs, published in Paris by Furne et Cie, éditeurs, of 45 rue Saint-André-des-Arts, with a title page dated M DCCC LIX (1859). The volume belongs to the Histoire générale des voyages, issued under the names of Dumont d'Urville, d'Orbigny, Eyriès and A. Jacobs, a French collection of travel accounts illustrated with steel engravings and captioned in French.
The wide horizontal composition sits well in a simple frame with a generous mat.
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.
