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Imagerie D’EpinalNo1213 Sémaphore Prés Constantinople PetitesConstructions model

Imagerie D’EpinalNo1213 Sémaphore Prés Constantinople PetitesConstructions model

$ 22.7

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Restocking Fee: 10%
  • Item must be returned within: 30 Days
  • Ages: 19th Century to 1950
  • Brand: Pellerin Imagerie D’Epinal
  • Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
  • Refund will be given as: Money Back
  • Year: late 1700s to 1930s
  • Condition: Beautiful condition. Unowned, any wear is consistent with age and storage.
  • Imagerie D’Epinal, pellerin: Mint
  • Gender: Boys & Girls
  • All returns accepted: Returns Accepted

    Description

    Pellerin Imagerie d’Epinal rare vintage French toy paper model and construction - size Petit (small) from Imagerie d’Epinal Pellerin, Epinal, France
    No 1213 Sémaphore Prés Constantinople (
    Semaphore near Constantinople)
    Petites Constructions Dimensions:  9"x 11½"
    This is an original pochoir (highly refined technique of making fine limited editions of stencil prints, often called hand coloring, or hand illustration) was created by hand via the Pellerin family in France
    Not a reproduction
    Constructions: Pellerin is one of the originators of toy paper models of any kind. They are also called constructions. They are usually in color. The antique models include many French buildings, many foreign buildings but with a particular preference for buildings in the French Empire, so that Indo-China and North Africa are particularly well represented. In addition to buildings themselves, there are lots of interior rooms with furniture.
    Dimensions Grande (Large) Constructions:
    15"x19"
    Dimensions Moyenne (Medium) Constructions:
    11½"x15½"
    Dimensions Petite (Small) Constructions:  9"x 11½"
    In 1796, Jean Charles Pellerin set up the “Imagerie d’Epinal” In France. Printed on Arches paper, pochoir (hand painted using templates) woodcuts of military subjects, Napoleonic history, storybook and folk characters, as well as flyers for businesses and political parties, alphabet literature and other educational materials, riddles, illustrated songs, and paper cutouts were widely distributed throughout the 19th century.
    Provenance: From the residual estate inventory of The Golden Griffin Gallery/Arts Inc., operated in New York City, New York from the 1950s to the 1970s. In the 1950s, the Gallery formed a partnership with Pellerin Imagerie, becoming the sole distributor for Pellerin Imagerie in North America.
    The Estate is now in possession of the residual inventory.
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