Pair of Antique French Hand-Colored Costume Prints

Item Details

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Marchand d’Oeufs, Marchand de Galette
engraving
Unsigned

A pair of antique French hand-colored costume prints. Published by Ancienne Mon Aubert and featured in the 19th-century book Musee Cosmopolite; Musee de Costumes, Volume II, these works illustrate the historical dress of villagers from Turkey, Egypt, and Greece. Presented under glass, they are both housed in black and gold-tone gesso and wood frames with off-white wood liners. Descriptive labels from Catalda Fine Arts, Inc. are adhered to the versos of each.

Condition

- light foxing and toning throughout prints; wear in frames includes stains, scratches, and finish loss scattered throughout.

Dimensions

- measurement of one frame, both same size; one visible image measures approximately 7" W x 9.25" H.

Item #

18DCC373-030