SCARCE VINTAGE C. 1900 ARTS & CRAFTS/ART
NOUVEAU POSTCARD ALBUM COVER 15” x 9 ¼” INSET PORTRAIT WOMAN IN STYLIZED ARTS
& CRAFTS/MEDIEVAL STYLE (extraordinary, artistic detail of
charcoal/black/gilded/carmine red tunic, carmine red flowers in PRE-RAPHAELITE
HAIR), woman against a wide stream of carmine red color under gilded starbursts. Inset atop gilded/niello/olive green column
stylized leaves covered by 5 ¼”L PEACOCK WITH SPREAD WINGS & TAIL (ART
NOUVEAU SYMBOL). Finishing touch: ART NOUVEAU whiplash curving stems diagonally
across face of cover, leading to WONDERFUL CARMINE RED & GILDED
CHRYSANTHEMUM TYPE LARGE BLOSSOMS.
Ordinary, minor wear for something approx. 120 years old!
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