Description: Victorian Grand Tour Album 20 Paintings Dried Flowers Poems Switzerland 1846 Click image to enlarge Description A unique antique folder containing 20 loose card leaves recording an early Victorian European Grand Tour undertaken by Mary Ann Bell and her sibling WJ Bell during 1846 - 48 and presented by Mary Ann Bell to her mother in 1848 within a folder entitled 'Souvenir of Switzerland' : each titled card with a fine original watercolour painting with manuscript verse and most mounted with dried flowers / grasses taken from the location Each painting has been pasted onto the card within a hand painted border, most monogrammed by Mary Ann Bell or her sibling and with a hand written verse below, fifteen of the cards with dried flora. The paintings are mostly Switzerland with a few other European countries and are titled : Geneva / On the Alps seen from Geneva, June 1846 (Switzerland) Righi Calm / On the sunrise seen from the Righi, August 3rd 1846, (Mount Rigi, Switzerland) The Wengern Alp (Wengernalp, Switzerland) Tell's Chapel, August 1st, (Switzerland) Falls of the Aar at Handek [sic] (Switzerland) The Furka, July 30th, (Furka Pass, Switzerland) Staubbach, July 27, (Staubbach Falls, Switzerland) Baths of Ronech (? difficult to decipher, possibly Switzerland) The Gemmi (Switzerland) Le Glacier du Rhone, July 30th, (Switzerland) The Castle of Chillon (Chillon Castle, Switzerland) L' Hospice du Grimsel (switzerland) Pass of the Grimsel, July 30th (Grimsel Pass, Switzerland) The Junction of the Rhone & Arve, May 28th 1848 (Switzerland) Montreux (Switzerland) Cascade des Pelerins,Chamonay [sic] (Cascade des Pelerins in Chamonix, France) Chamonay [sic] (view of Mont Blanc, Chamonix, France) Le Pont du Diable (France) Waterloo, Sept 18th 1846 (Belgium) Heidelberg (Heidelberg Castle, Germany, with leaves gathered from Princess Elizabeth's Saloon) Size : Each card approx 28.2cm x 23.2cm (approx 11 1/4" x 9 1/8") Condition : The folder boards have wear and are detached (split at the cloth spine). The cards are in overall good antique condition with expected light age related marks / wear / sunning, particularly around the edges. The paintings are generally fine, some with minor foxing, etc. The guard tissues are Poor with tears, losses, creases and staining, a couple detached. There are varying degrees of losses to the dried flowers. Ideal for framing - please see all 24 photos below (message me if you require additional photos / info, etc). UK Shipping : UK shipping via Royal Mail 48 Tracked. Combined shipping available - simply add items to basket, select 'request total from seller' in your shopping basket, and we'll send you a combined invoice (please wait for invoice before making payment) Overseas Shipping : All overseas shipping via Ebay's GSP (combined shipping available, but please contact seller first) Images sell! Get Supersized Images & Free Image HostingCreate your brand with Auctiva's Customizable Templates. Attention Sellers - Get Templates Image Hosting, Scheduling at Auctiva.com.
Price: 495 GBP
Location: Livingston
End Time: 2024-11-21T19:29:31.000Z
Shipping Cost: 38.41 GBP
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Age: Antique (pre 1920)
Antique: Yes
Era: Pre-1900
Theme: Victorian Grand Tour
Type: Albums
