P828060 STEVENGRAPH BOOKMARK
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STEVENGRAPH BOOKMARK, ENTITLED 'THE PRESENT TIME' WITH SUB TITLE '60 MILES AN HOUR'. DATED APPROXIMATELY 1880 - 1890. THE PICTURE IS OF AN EARLY RAILWAY ENGINE 'LORD HOWE' WOVEN IN SILK AS A BOOKMARK BY THOMAS STEVENS. ON THE MOUNT IS THE WORDING 'WOVEN IN SILK BY THOMAS STEVENS, INVENTOR AND MANUFACTURER, COVENTRY AND LONDON (REGISTERED)'. IN A CONTEMPORY GILT JESSOE FRAME 12" x 9 1/4" APPROXIMATELY WITH INSIDE MOUNT DIMENSIONS APPROXIMATELY 6" x 2". TOTAL WEIGHT 960g. PROVENANCE ATTACHED TO REAR OF FRAME:- PURCHASED OCTOBER 1987 AT DISPOSAL SALE OF CONTENTS OF WARTHA MANOR, LIZARD, CORNWALL. CONDITION OF STEVENGRAPH APPEARS VERY GOOD WITH ONLY A SMALL AMOUNT OF FOXING TO THE MOUNT.
STOCK No P828060 PRICE £ 164.00