Lot 133
Scrap albums.- Various artists (18th and 19th century) Collection of eleven Victorian scrap albums, comprising drawings, watercolours, ephemera and miscellaneous cuttings, [mid-19th century]; together with a small quantity of loose prints and drawings, and several booklets of ephemera (Sm. qty.)
Hammer Price: £1,100
Description
Scrap albums.- Various artists (18th and 19th century) Collection of eleven Victorian scrap albums, comprising drawings, watercolours, ephemera and miscellaneous cuttings, including a pen and ink drawing by Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842), a good group of drawings of Cornwall and Devon, numerous botanical studies, landscapes, and numerous prints and cuttings throughout, with 18th and 19th century advertisements, trade cards, some for booksellers, other miscellaneous, 4to, folio, and other ephemera, [mid-19th century]; together with a small quantity of loose prints and drawings, and several booklets of ephemera (Sm. qty.)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Guernsey
Description
Scrap albums.- Various artists (18th and 19th century) Collection of eleven Victorian scrap albums, comprising drawings, watercolours, ephemera and miscellaneous cuttings, including a pen and ink drawing by Sir Charles Bell (1774-1842), a good group of drawings of Cornwall and Devon, numerous botanical studies, landscapes, and numerous prints and cuttings throughout, with 18th and 19th century advertisements, trade cards, some for booksellers, other miscellaneous, 4to, folio, and other ephemera, [mid-19th century]; together with a small quantity of loose prints and drawings, and several booklets of ephemera (Sm. qty.)
Provenance:
Private Collection, Guernsey
