6 Fine Hand-coloured Aquatint Plates Of Swiss Costumes In The Best Of The ‘swiss Aquatint’ Genre
£100.00
Date
No place or date but circa 1800s
Synopsis
6 aquatint plates each 7 x 6 inches mounted to form a concertina type folding album, of green card preserved in a marbled paper case with silk ties.
Item Description
No publishers imprint but these high quality costume views were offered by the Swiss book trade in a variety of formats. 6 plates in fine condition The traditional costumes illustrated are for: Frickthal; Lucerne; Oberhasli; Schwiz; St.Gall; Unterwalden. A very attractive album of beautiful examples of high quality hand-coloured Swiss aquatints.
[Stock No. 25506]
