Melnick House
Antique Maps and Prints
(est. 1972)
St
Peter's Collegiate Church WOLVERHAMPTON England c1890 hand col.
St
Peter's WOLVERHAMPTON
ORIGINAL ANTIQUE
This is an original antique engraving c1890,
artistically hand coloured.
The Art of the miniature watercolourist. The ancient art of the colourist dates to medieval
times, beginning with illuminators and heraldic art. Before the days of
colour printing, engravings would be taken to the colourists studio
to be artistically hand coloured. From the mid-19th century this art began to
disappear. These days only a few trained artists specialise in this highly
skilled technique.
UNIQUE ITEM
Condition: Very
Good Condition
THIS
IS AN ORIGINAL ANTIQUE
GUARANTEED
TO BE A GENUINE ANTIQUE
HAND
COLOURED ENGRAVING
OVER 100 YEARS OLD
NOT A REPRODUCTION
Size -Overall approx. 9 x 6.5 inches (23 x 16 cm)
Date – c1890
Verso - plain back.
St Peter's Collegiate Church
is located in central Wolverhampton, England. For many centuries it was a
chapel royal and from 1480 a royal peculiar, independent of the Diocese of
Lichfield and even the Province of Canterbury.
Antique prints, maps, engravings, lithographs,
etchings, adverts, are all fragments of history, many remaining in excellent
condition after 100 or more years. These are genuine Antique or Vintage items
which we individually scan and describe.
Scans – Engravings are formed of fine lines
and may show a colour cast or wavy lines on black and white images and possible
rainbow casts on colour. The watermark is, of course, not on the original.
SHIPPING
Your item
will be securely packed in a rigid board mailer, between toughened
cardboard or in a rigid postal tube, depending on size. We have shipped antique
maps and prints worldwide for many years.