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Rites of the World
Choir Stalls of Saint Benoît sur Loire, Antique Print, 1851
Anno Domini MDCCCLI1851
$190
€170 · £145
Original print, not a reproduction
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- Date
- 1851
- Technique
- Chromolithograph
- Coloring
- Printed in color
- Condition
- Good. Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins. Please see the images.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Rites of the World
- Era
- 1850 and after, Chromolithographs and devotional prints
- Stock no.
- BG-12228-4-38
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.
This is an original antique chromolithograph, printed in warm browns and tan, lettered "STALLES en bois sculpte (XVe Siècle) de l'Eglise de Saint Benoît sur Loire." The plate shows a row of stalls in front view, three complete with parts of two more at the edges. Cusped ogee arches run along the top, their spandrels carved with foliage, a grinning face and a small winged figure. Tall plain back panels are divided by slender shafts, above a band of quatrefoil diaper. Below come the armrests and the seats, two of them tipped up to show the carved brackets of the misericords, one formed as a face, with the lower panels and plinth in deep shadow.
The caption translates as "stalls in carved wood (fifteenth century) of the church of Saint Benoît sur Loire." The running head reads "AMEUBLEMENT RELIGIEUX Pl. XIII." The credits read "Rivaud del.", "Chromolith. Lemercier." and "Kellerhoven lith.", with Séré's direxit line 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 thirteen of the section on church furniture.
The strong verticals and restrained palette make it a quiet, architectural picture for a hallway or study.
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.
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