Author: A.Mosengel
Title: MIGNON GALLERIE - DIE SCHWEIZ artist Anst. Gustav W. Seitz
Description: Wandsbeck, Gustav W.Seitz chromoliths [25] mounted on card illustrated by Gustav W.Seitz Seitz + 3 Additional advertising cards . Duodecimo green cloth on bevelled boards with gilt and red decoration & titling[tips slightly.worn/edges bit rubbed] opens to what would be the title page with orange & black title/author/artist/publisher information and an oval chromolith view. On the verso of the cover is a List of the 24 views which are inside the case holding the 24 chromoliths mounted on 24 cards. The verso of each card has a full description of the Swiss view shown in the picture.In addition there are three Rare advertisement cards with chromoliths on one side but no description but a sales pitch for the large size framable pictures of views purchable at Seitz's Wandsbeck "Artistic Institute" These large Aquarell-reproductions were 41 x 50mm and cost 5 Marks! These were probaby free samples to entice customers to buy large reproductions. The wallet of 24 cards is complete as listed in the contents list. Four cards have tears without loss to the mount ONLY, one has a repair to the title,and two have some foxing to the Mount only. One mounted picture has a 5 by 2mm corner chip and several have slight signs of handling but the full set of loose cards and the thee advert cards are quite scarce and the small pictures are fine examples of chromolithography.

Keywords: SWITZERLAND chromolithographs


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