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Rites of the World
Flemish Votive Lamp, Fifteenth Century, Antique Print, 1851
Anno Domini MDCCCLI1851
$215
€190 · £160
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; light handling wear to the corners. Please see the images.
- Faith
- Christianity
- Collection
- Rites of the World
- Era
- 1850 and after, Chromolithographs and devotional prints
- Stock no.
- BG-12228-4-48
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 olive green and bronze tones, lettered "LAMPE VOTIVE, FLANDRES, XVe Siècle. Collection de Mr d'Huyvetter à Gand." The lamp hangs from a short chain. Two arms ending in animal heads cross above a pair of shields, and below them a cylindrical band carries three lines of Gothic lettering in Flemish. A ring of pointed, leaf shaped plates spreads around the base of the band, and beneath hangs a rectangular frame with animal head finials and a large ring. The metal is drawn with clear highlights against the plain cream ground.
The caption translates as "votive lamp, Flanders, fifteenth century, collection of Mr. d'Huyvetter at Ghent." The running head reads "AMEUBLEMENT RELIGIEUX". The credits read "Ferdinand Séré del.", "Chromolith Lemercier à Paris." and "H. Moulin 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 single object centered on the sheet makes a simple, striking picture.
Condition: Light age toning, a little darker toward the edges; occasional small spots in the margins; light handling wear to the corners.
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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