20th Nov, 2020 10:30 GMT/BST

The Pattern Sale - Online auction

 
Lot 2071
 

2071

French Fabric Sample Book and Original Watercolour Designs, circa 1850-60 Including early...

French Fabric Sample Book and Original Watercolour Designs, circa 1850-60
Including early printed cottons of floral, striped, geometric shapes, spots, boteh and figural designs including Pierrot the clown, 'Grand Duke' a walking gent (similar to the Rossendale grumpy man design), silks, over-painted fabrics, original watercolour designs, each sample is numbered separately and pages titled in black ink
50cm by 32cm by 8.5cm
Comprising 92 double sided pages, with approximately 1,875 fabric samples and 2,495 hand-coloured designs, 2% missing, where samples are missing the majority have been initialled BR and handwritten manque
In a black cotton mounted ledger

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Sold for £11,000
Estimated at £3,000 - £5,000


 

. later wooden front and back boards added. Front pages are very rubbed and wear.

 


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Auction: The Pattern Sale - Online auction, 20th Nov, 2020

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