EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF FRAMED BOTANICAL AND DECORATIVE ART PRINTS - MID-20TH CENTURYTHE COLLECTION ENCOMPASSES A DIVERSE RANGE OF BOTANICAL SUBJECTS, DECORATIVE STILL LIFE COMPOSITIONS, AND GARDEN SCENES RENDERED IN WATERCOLOUR, LITHOGRAPHIC, AND MIXED MEDIA TECHNIQUES.COLLECTION OVERVIEW:THE PRINTS REPRESENT A CURATED SELECTION OF MID-20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ART, FEATURING PREDOMINANTLY FLORAL AND BOTANICAL SUBJECTS INCLUDING DETAILED STUDIES OF TULIPS, DAFFODILS, LILIES, ROSES, AND MIXED FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS. SEVERAL PRINTS DEPICT GARDEN SCENES WITH ARCHITECTURAL ELEMENTS SUCH AS FOUNTAINS, BENCHES, AND PERGOLAS. ADDITIONAL SUBJECTS INCLUDE STILL LIFE COMPOSITIONS WITH VESSELS, FRUITS, AND DECORATIVE OBJECTS, AS WELL AS WHIMSICAL ANIMAL ILLUSTRATIONS AND ABSTRACT COMPOSITIONS.TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS:- PRINT TYPES: LITHOGRAPHIC PRINTS, WATERCOLOUR REPRODUCTIONS, HAND-COLOURED ENGRAVINGS, AND OFFSET COLOUR PRINTING- FRAME MATERIALS: PREDOMINANTLY TIMBER FRAMES IN NATURAL AND STAINED FINISHES, WITH SOME GILT AND DECORATIVE MOULDINGS- MATTING: PERIOD CREAM, OFF-WHITE, AND COLOURED MAT BOARDS WITH BEVELLED APERTURES- GLASS: ORIGINAL PERIOD GLASS, SOME WITH MINOR DUST AND SURFACE MARKS- DIMENSIONS: PRINTS RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 20CM × 25CM TO 35CM × 45CM (FRAMED)NOTABLE ARTISTS AND PUBLISHERS REPRESENTED:PRINTS INCLUDE WORKS BY RECOGNISED BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATORS AND DECORATIVE ARTISTS OF THE PERIOD. SEVERAL PIECES BEAR PUBLISHER MARKS INCLUDING REFERENCES TO ART RESOURCE COMPANIES AND LITHOGRAPHIC STUDIOS. ARTIST SIGNATURES VISIBLE ON SELECT PRINTS, THOUGH MANY ARE REPRODUCTION PRINTS FROM ESTABLISHED BOTANICAL AND DECORATIVE ART TRADITIONS.CONDITION ASSESSMENT:OVERALL CONDITION IS GOOD FOR AGE. THE COLLECTION SHOWS CONSISTENT WEAR PATTERNS CONSISTENT WITH DOMESTIC DISPLAY OVER SEVERAL DECADES. MATTING EXHIBITS MINOR AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION AND LIGHT FOXING TO MARGINS. FRAME FINISHES SHOW SURFACE DUST ACCUMULATION AND MINOR EDGE WEAR. NO SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE, TEARS, OR LOSSES ARE EVIDENT IN THE VISIBLE PRINTS. GLASS IS INTACT THROUGHOUT WITH MINOR SURFACE DUST AND OCCASIONAL FINGERMARKS. THE COLLECTION WOULD BENEFIT FROM PROFESSIONAL CONSERVATION CLEANING AND RE-MATTING TO MUSEUM STANDARDS, THOUGH ALL PIECES REMAIN DISPLAYABLE IN CURRENT CONDITION.PROVENANCE:THE COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER TIME FROM VARIOUS SOURCES, SUGGESTING A COLLECTOR'S ACCUMULATION RATHER THAN A SINGLE-SOURCE ACQUISITION. THE SYSTEMATIC ORGANISATION INTO THREE STORAGE UNITS SUGGESTS INTENTIONAL CURATION AND PRESERVATION BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER.DISPLAY AND STORAGE:THE PRINTS ARE CURRENTLY STORED IN A THREE-UNIT WOODEN SHELVING SYSTEM WITH INDIVIDUAL PRINT STORAGE ON SHALLOW SHELVES, ALLOWING FOR EASY VIEWING AND SELECTION. THIS STORAGE METHOD HAS PRESERVED THE PRINTS EFFECTIVELY, WITH MINIMAL LIGHT EXPOSURE DAMAGE EVIDENT.COLLECTOR'S NOTE:THIS COLLECTION REPRESENTS A SIGNIFICANT BODY OF MID-20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE PRINT ART, SUITABLE FOR INTERIOR DESIGNERS, DECORATIVE ARTS COLLECTORS, AND BOTANICAL ART ENTHUSIASTS. THE VARIETY OF SUBJECTS AND STYLES PROVIDES FLEXIBILITY FOR THEMATIC DISPLAY OR SELECTIVE ACQUISITION BY SPECIALISTS IN BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION OR VINTAGE DECORATIVE ARTS. Condition: Good - Refer To Images 11672+26
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