DESCRIPTION


SUBJECT:  Family

PUBLISHED DATE:  1940

ARTIST:  NORMAN ROCKWELL

TEXT / TITLE:  none


PICTURE OF A YOUNG GIRL HAVING TEA WITH HER GRANDMOTHER BY WONDERFUL ARTIST 'Norman Rockwell'PUBLISHED 1940.   

She seems to be concentrating very hard on not spilling her cup!

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*****  PLEASE NOTE  ***** 

  PICTURE IS SHOWN HERE IN A WHITE COLORED SAMPLE MAT BOAR (pic. #3);   AND IN A DARK, COMPLIMENTARY COLORED SAMPLE MAT BOARD (pic. #4).

IF YOU HAVE A PREFERENCE OF MAT BOARD COLOR, CONTACT ME WITH THAT INFORMATION AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE.   PLEASE SEND THE MESSAGE THROUGH THIS LISTING TO MAKE SURE I RECEIVE YOUR REQUEST.

IF NO MESSAGE IS SENT TO ME, I WILL CHOOSE A MAT BOARD OF EITHER AN ACCENT COLOR - (such as rust, blue, lilac, gold or green) - OR NEUTRAL COLOR - (such as white, cream, ecru, gray, brown or black) - USING MY BEST JUDGMENT (& taste - haven't had any complaints yet!).

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CONDITION DETAILS GIVEN BELOW UNDER "CONDITION".


THIS IS NOT A FINE ART PRINT / POSTER AND IS NOT A MODERN REPRODUCTION, BUT IS THE ORIGINAL PAGE FROM A VINTAGE MAGAZINE PRINTED 1940, MAKING THIS PICTURE 74 YEARS OLD!     

 Mounted Matted Art Print Ready to Frame - Ideal Gift 


CONDITION

"EXCELLENT"

THERE ARE NO TEARS, FOLDS OR CREASES, FOXING, AGE SPOTS, WATER DAMAGE OR OTHER DAMAGE TO THE PAGE.

WHILE THIS IS RATED IN "EXCELLENT" CONDITION AND HAS NONE OF THE FLAWS MENTIONED ABOVE, THIS IS A VERY OLD, VINTAGE PICTURE AND THE MAGAZINE IT CAME FROM HAS SURELY HAD MORE THAN ONE OWNER IN ITS 74 YEARS OF LIFE. 


PLEASE USE THE CLOSE-UP FUNCTION TO SEE DETAILED CONDITION OF THE PICTURE.
    
THIS IS ON LIGHT WEIGHT PAPER AND HAS A SATIN FINISH.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS OR REQUESTS PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE.

* ALL NOT MATTED PAGES / PICTURES ARE PUT INTO A CLEAR CELLOPHANE BAG AND PUT BETWEEN TWO SUPPORTS TO KEEP THEM SAFE DURING SHIPPING.  (matted pictures are first wrapped in tissue paper.)

THEY ARE  SENT IN A RIGID MAILER or A BOX (as is appropriate for the number of pictures in the order).*



ALL IMAGE SIZES ARE APPROXIMATE.


IMAGE SIZE:    10.25" x 13.25" 

MAT BOARD SIZE:   14.0" x 18.0"   (custom size mat boards available by request.)


PLEASE SEE THE CONTENT OF THE LISTING BELOW FOR INFORMATION ON PAYMENT, SHIPPING TIME, RETURNS & INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING COSTS.

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, PLEASE CONTACT ME BEFORE MAKING YOUR PURCHASE.

 

MAKE SURE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE MANY OTHER GREAT AND UNIQUE PICTURES & ADS I HAVE AVAILABLE. 

LOTS OF WONDERFUL ANTIQUE / VINTAGE PRINTS - SOME BY WELL KNOWN ARTISTS, AND SOME BY LITTLE OR UNKNOWN ARTISTS WHICH ARE ALSO UNIQUE AND BEAUTIFUL.   THEY COVER MANY DIFFERENT SUBJECTS, SUCH AS FANTASY, ENCYCLOPEDIA SUBJECTS, CHILDREN, ANIMALS, BIRDS, ART DECO/NOUVEAU, FAIRY TALES, HISTORICAL, NATURAL HISTORY MAMMAL, INSECT & BOTANICAL AND OTHER RARE AND UNCOMMON PRINTS REPRESENTING VARIOUS AND INTERESTING SUBJECTS BOTH FOR ADULTS AND CHILDREN.  

ALSO LOTS OF DIFFERENT ADS & ARTICLES FROM MAGAZINES & NEWSPAPERS COVERING MANY ERAS (some matted, some not) CAREFULLY REMOVED FROM BOOKS, JOURNALS, MAGAZINES, PERIODICALS, ETC.  

  ADD ME TO YOUR FAVORITES LIST, SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER AND CHECK IN REGULARLY, SO YOU DON'T MISS ANY OF THE NEW ITEMS ADDED ON A REGULAR BASIS!  

DEFINITIONS FOR "VINTAGE" AND "ANTIQUE" AS USED IN PICTURE/PRINT LISTINGS (not as defined for wine.) 

VINTAGE:   AN ILLUSTRATION, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPH, PHOTO- or TYPOGRAVURE OR OTHER KIND OF ILLUSTRATION PUBLISHED AT A TIME THAT MAKES IT MORE THAN 30 YEARS OLD.    

     "Anything older than 25-30 years old. Vintage now probably dates back to the 1980's and before."
 

 ANTIQUE:  AN ILLUSTRATION, ETCHING, ENGRAVING, LITHOGRAPH, PHOTO- or TYPOGRAVURE or OTHER KIND OF ILLUSTRATION PUBLISHED AT A TIME THAT MAKES IT 100 OR MORE YEARS OLD.

                             "In the US the Revenue service classes antiques as items 100  years plus in age." 
 

NOTE TO INTERNATIONAL BUYERS:    This item will be shipped by USPS International Priority Mail only.   Please do not make a purchase until you have checked the shipping costs and agree to them.   The United States Postal Service no longer offers any kind of surface or economy shipping for international packages. We now only offer the Priority form of International shipping.   

SOME OF MY FEEDBACK

Beautiful, beautiful item! Very fast shipping and an excellent transaction! TY!   ( MATTED Picture )

GOOD EBAY EXPERIENCE seller took extra care with packing and shipping.   (Vintage Print)

Wonderful seller! Item is beautiful! Highly recommend this seller! Fantastic!    ( MATTED Picture )

lovely print and matting. fabulous seller. 5 HUGE stars and thank you !!!   (Vintage Print)

an absolute treasure! 5 star seller! such a nice job with the passe partout mat!!!    (Vintage Print)

Very nicely matted and carefully shipped in a timely manner. Thanks!!    (Vintage Print)

Excellent communicator, Seller worked to meet my requests & packaged well   (Vintage Print)

         

PAYMENT, SHIPPING, RETURNS & CUSTOMS INFO

 

IF YOU WIN A BID PAYMENT IS DUE WITHIN FIVE DAYS OF THE END OF BIDDING.

 IF YOU "BUY IT NOW" PAYMENT IS DUE IMMEDIATELY

I ACCEPT PAYPAL AND MAJOR CREDIT/DEBIT CARDS THROUGH PAYPAL.

We accept PayPal only.

Credit or debit card through PayPal

THE SHIPPING COSTS COVER USPS POSTAGE FEES, INCLUDING TRACKING NUMBER, AND HELPS TO COVER THE COST OF THE PACKING MATERIALS NEEDED TO MAKE SURE ALL ITEMS ARE PACKED THOROUGHLY TO ARRIVE SAFELY AT THEIR DESTINATIONS.  

* THE USPS HAS CONTINUOUSLY RAISED SHIPPING RATES AND THIS LAST YEAR WAS NO EXCEPTION.  I HAVE TRIED IN THE PAST, AND WILL CONTINUE TO TRY IN THE FUTURE, TO KEEP COSTS AS LOW AS POSSIBLE.  I JUST ASK THAT YOU KEEP IN MIND THE COST INVOLVED IN MATTING & PACKING MATERIALS, SHIPPING COSTS, GAS TO AND FROM THE POST OFFICE AND ALL THE OTHER NUMEROUS COSTS INVOLVED IN DOING BUSINESS BY MAIL.  Your Patience & Understanding Is Appreciated!!

*   PLEASE NOTE   *

MY GOAL IS TO DO MATTED PRINTS WITHIN THE 5 DAY STATED PERIOD.   

DUE TO BEING LEGALLY DISABLED, IT MAY SOMETIMES TAKE LONGER THAN THE FIVE DAY PERIOD TO SHIP

EACH PRINT IS HAND MATTED AND TAKES TIME TO DO WITH CARE.  IT ISN'T THE SAME AS TAKING A PRODUCT OUT OF INVENTORY, PUTTING IT IN A PACKAGE AND SENDING IT TO THE POST OFFICE.   THE MATS ARE HAND CUT AND PUT TOGETHER TO MATCH AND FIT EACH INDIVIDUAL PICTURE.  PLEASE UNDERSTAND THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO EACH ITEM IN A MANNER TO PREVENT MISTAKES and/or DAMAGE TO THE ITEM, AS SHARP TOOLS, ACID FREE TAPE AND ARTIST'S GLUE ARE INVOLVED

  I WILL SOMETIMES GET A BACKLOG OF PRINT ORDERS.  I DO THEM AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME KEEPING UP MY STANDARD OF QUALITY WORKMANSHIP.  IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A DELAY IN SHIPPING - AS THERE SOMETIMES WILL BE - I WILL CONTACT YOU VIA E-MAIL AND LET YOU KNOW.  IF YOU NEED YOUR ORDER BY A PARTICULAR DATE, PLEASE LET ME KNOW AT THE TIME OF YOUR PURCHASE.  OTHERWISE, I WILL HAVE NO IDEA OF YOUR TIME FRAME!   *

I do make every effort to pack items securely.

However, once the package leaves my hands and is with the US Postal Service, I have no more control than you over how it is handled or the time it takes to reach you.


CANADIAN BIDDERS:  PLEASE REQUEST INVOICE FROM ME FOR FIRST CLASS SHIPPING COSTS.


DUE TO WEATHER DISRUPTIONS, CUSTOMS DELAYS AND AIRPORT CLOSURES, INTERNATIONAL ORDERS WILL MOST OFTEN TAKE FROM 5 - 12 WEEKS TO ARRIVE AT THEIR DESTINATIONS, DEPENDING ON LOCATION AND TYPE OF MAIL SERVICE PROVIDED TO THE ADDRESS.  

PLEASE BE UNDERSTANDING OF THIS AND HAVE PATIENCE.  


Shipping method

Shipping Costs

Arrive time 

Country

Normal  Air mail 

Varies Per Item

35-90 days

worldwide

 

Custom fees, taxes, import costs, taxes and charges are not included in the price of the item or in the shipping costs.    Those charges are the responsibility of the buyer.    These fees are normally collected by the shipping company delivering your item (Postal Office or FEDEX) or when you pick the item up.     They aren't additional shipping costs so please don't think they are.

Please check with your country’s customs office to find out what these additional costs are going to be before bidding/buying.   I don't not mark the value of items below their value or mark them as ‘gifts’ - US and International government regulations don't allow that.

   

QUALITY TRANSACTION

I STRIVE FOR EACH SALE TO BE A FIVE STAR EXPERIENCE.  IF YOU FEEL THIS TRANSACTION WAS NOT UP TO YOUR HIGH STANDARDS, PLEASE CONTACT ME SO I MAY IMPROVE ON IT!  THANKS.