Tinsel pictures, United Kingdom, 19th c., 11 pcs. Stencil col. prints decorated with tinsel additions, publ. Skelt (London or Jersey), J. Redincton (London), Park & Golding (Lambeth), +/- 15/26 x 12/20 cm. Modern wooden frames, various sizes. Some...
Estimation :
300 / 400
Adjudication :
350 €
Description
brown. and spot., some sm. pieces loosening.
Skelt : The royal champion with the cup, 2 copies (but diff. orn. : one large size, spectacular, the 2nd one trimmed, less decorated). - The royal champion with the glove (large, spectacular). - St. David of Wales. - Mr. Freer as Hassarac. - Mr. Kean as Othello. - Mr. Hicks as Roderick Dhu. Redincton - Mr. Holloway as Richard the 3rd. - Mr. Creswick as Hamlet. - Mr. Marston as Prince Henry. Park & Golding - Mr. Freer as Romeo. Nice set of vividly col. plates lavishly decorated with glass pearls, sequins, shining stones, scraps of fabric, metallic paper, etc. "Tinsel prints were (...) decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image".
Skelt : The royal champion with the cup, 2 copies (but diff. orn. : one large size, spectacular, the 2nd one trimmed, less decorated). - The royal champion with the glove (large, spectacular). - St. David of Wales. - Mr. Freer as Hassarac. - Mr. Kean as Othello. - Mr. Hicks as Roderick Dhu. Redincton - Mr. Holloway as Richard the 3rd. - Mr. Creswick as Hamlet. - Mr. Marston as Prince Henry. Park & Golding - Mr. Freer as Romeo. Nice set of vividly col. plates lavishly decorated with glass pearls, sequins, shining stones, scraps of fabric, metallic paper, etc. "Tinsel prints were (...) decorated with scraps of material and tinsel additions. They were popular during the first half of the 19th century and were considered an adult, rather than a child's hobby. By the 1830s it was possible to buy the tinsel, leather and feather ornaments to go with each image".
