CURATED COLLECTION OF FRAMED VINTAGE AND ANTIQUE PRINTS - MIXED MEDIA LOT

THIS SUBSTANTIAL COLLECTION COMPRISES. THE LOT INCLUDES SPORTING SCENES, BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS, CLASSICAL FIGURATIVE WORKS, DECORATIVE ART PRINTS, AND VINTAGE ADVERTISING POSTERS, PRESENTED IN A PURPOSE-BUILT WOODEN DRYING RACK SYSTEM FOR STORAGE AND ORGANISATION.

OVERVIEW:
THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CROSS-SECTION OF 20TH-CENTURY PRINT CULTURE, WITH PIECES RANGING FROM MID-CENTURY CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC REPRODUCTIONS TO CONTEMPORARY DECORATIVE PRINTS. SUBJECT MATTER INCLUDES CHILDREN'S SPORTING SCENES, CLASSICAL BALLET AND FIGURATIVE STUDIES, FLORAL AND BOTANICAL COMPOSITIONS, AUTOMOTIVE AND RACING MEMORABILIA, CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL DOCUMENTATION, AND DECORATIVE ART IN VARIOUS STYLES INCLUDING ART DECO, ART NOUVEAU, AND CONTEMPORARY ILLUSTRATION.

CONDITION ASSESSMENT:
THIS IS A COLLECTION REQUIRING CONSERVATION ATTENTION. THE PRINTS HAVE BEEN STORED IN A COMMERCIAL DRYING RACK SYSTEM, WHICH HAS PRESERVED THEM FROM LIGHT DAMAGE BUT EXPOSED THEM TO ENVIRONMENTAL FLUCTUATIONS. VISIBLE CONDITION ISSUES INCLUDE:

- WIDESPREAD FOXING AND AGE-RELATED DISCOLOURATION ACROSS THE MAJORITY OF PRINTS
- WATER STAINING AND MOISTURE DAMAGE VISIBLE ON MULTIPLE FRAMES AND MAT BOARDS
- WARPING AND STRUCTURAL FAILURE IN NUMEROUS TIMBER FRAMES
- DETERIORATION TO FRAME MOULDING, WITH LOOSE JOINTS AND SEPARATING COMPONENTS
- DUST AND DEBRIS ACCUMULATION BEHIND GLASS PANELS
- CLOUDINESS AND MINOR SCRATCHING TO GLASS SURFACES
- CREASING, EDGE DAMAGE, AND HANDLING MARKS ON SEVERAL PRINTS
- MOULD SPOTTING OBSERVED ON SELECT PIECES, INDICATING PAST MOISTURE EXPOSURE
- DISCOLOURED AND DETERIORATED BACKING BOARDS THROUGHOUT

LOT COMPOSITION:
THE COLLECTION INCLUDES WORKS ACROSS MULTIPLE CATEGORIES:
- SPORTING AND RECREATIONAL SCENES (CHILDREN'S GAMES, BASEBALL, CRICKET)
- CLASSICAL AND FIGURATIVE STUDIES (BALLET DANCERS, FIGURE STUDIES, CLASSICAL COMPOSITIONS)
- BOTANICAL AND FLORAL ILLUSTRATIONS (LILIES, DAHLIAS, MIXED FLOWER ARRANGEMENTS)
- AUTOMOTIVE AND RACING MEMORABILIA (VINTAGE RACING DRIVERS, CLASSIC AUTOMOBILES)
- CULTURAL AND HISTORICAL PRINTS (ARCHITECTURAL SCENES, STREET SCENES, VINTAGE TRAVEL)
- DECORATIVE AND STYLISED COMPOSITIONS (ART DECO FIGURES, ABSTRACT FLORALS)
- VINTAGE ADVERTISING AND COMMERCIAL ART
- CELEBRITY AND ENTERTAINMENT MEMORABILIA

FRAMING AND PRESENTATION:
FRAMES ARE PREDOMINANTLY TIMBER CONSTRUCTION IN VARYING STYLES AND CONDITIONS, WITH MAT BOARDS IN CREAM, WHITE, AND COLOURED FINISHES. GLASS IS STANDARD PICTURE GLASS, WITH SOME PIECES FEATURING NON-REFLECTIVE OR CONSERVATION-GRADE GLAZING. FRAME SIZES RANGE FROM APPROXIMATELY 20 CM × 25 CM TO 50 CM × 70 CM. THE COLLECTION IS PRESENTED IN A COMMERCIAL-GRADE TIMBER DRYING RACK WITH HORIZONTAL SLATS, ALLOWING FOR EFFICIENT STORAGE AND VIEWING OF INDIVIDUAL PIECES.

SUITABILITY:
THIS COLLECTION IS SUITABLE FOR:
- PRINT DEALERS AND FRAMING SPECIALISTS SEEKING STOCK FOR RESTORATION AND RESALE
- COLLECTORS INTERESTED IN MID-CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS AND PRINT CULTURE
- INSTITUTIONS AND MUSEUMS ACQUIRING EXAMPLES FOR RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION
- INTERIOR DESIGNERS AND STYLISTS SEEKING PERIOD-APPROPRIATE DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
- CONSERVATORS AND RESTORATION PROFESSIONALS SEEKING PRACTICE MATERIALS

INDIVIDUAL PRINTS MAY BE SEPARATED AND REFRAMED. MANY PIECES, ONCE CLEANED AND PROPERLY CONSERVED, WOULD BE SUITABLE FOR DISPLAY. THE COLLECTION OFFERS SIGNIFICANT POTENTIAL FOR SELECTIVE RESTORATION AND RESALE AT THE INDIVIDUAL LOT LEVEL.

NOTE: THIS LOT IS SOLD AS-IS, IN ITS CURRENT CONDITION. PROSPECTIVE BUYERS SHOULD INSPECT THE COLLECTION THOROUGHLY PRIOR TO BIDDING

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

11672+4

Location of item: 60 Marple Avenue, Villawood, NSW, Australia

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