VINTAGE WOODEN FLAT FILE CABINET WITH EXTENSIVE PRINT COLLECTION - EUROPEAN, MID-20TH CENTURY

A SUBSTANTIAL WOODEN FLAT FILE CABINET WITH APPROXIMATELY 20+ HORIZONTAL DRAWERS, DESIGNED FOR THE STORAGE AND DISPLAY OF PRINTS, ARTWORK, AND DOCUMENTS. THE CABINET FEATURES NATURAL TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH A WARM HONEY-BROWN PATINA CONSISTENT WITH AGE AND USE. EACH DRAWER OPERATES ON WOODEN RUNNERS AND IS FITTED WITH A SIMPLE PULL HANDLE.

CONTENTS OVERVIEW:
THE CABINET CONTAINS AN EXTENSIVE COLLECTION OF LOOSE PRINTS AND ILLUSTRATIONS SPANNING MULTIPLE ARTISTIC PERIODS AND STYLES, INCLUDING:

- BOTANICAL STUDIES AND HAND-COLOURED FLOWER ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE CLASSICAL TRADITION
- VINTAGE COMMERCIAL PRINTS DEPICTING PARISIAN STOREFRONTS AND FRENCH FLORISTRY (INCLUDING A NOTABLE 'FLEURS DE VERSAILLES' PRINT AND 'DUBOIS & CIE' FLORIST SHOP ILLUSTRATION)
- CLASSICAL FIGURATIVE STUDIES AND ALLEGORICAL COMPOSITIONS
- STILL LIFE COMPOSITIONS FEATURING FRUIT, VEGETABLES, AND CULINARY SUBJECTS
- LANDSCAPE AND ARCHITECTURAL PRINTS
- DECORATIVE BOTANICAL LINE DRAWINGS WITH MODERNIST SENSIBILITY
- VINTAGE LIFESTYLE AND LEISURE IMAGERY INCLUDING A 'PICNIC AT LUNCHTIME' COMPOSITION AND RETRO DINER SCENE
- TROPICAL AND COASTAL LANDSCAPE PHOTOGRAPHY
- CONTEMPORARY BOTANICAL AND FLORAL STUDIES IN MIXED MEDIA

CONDITION OF CONTENTS:
THE PRINTS ARE IN VARIABLE CONDITION, RANGING FROM VERY GOOD TO FAIR. MANY PIECES SHOW AGE-APPROPRIATE FOXING TO PAPER, MINOR CREASING FROM STORAGE, AND EDGE WEAR TO MARGINS. SEVERAL HAND-COLOURED BOTANICAL STUDIES RETAIN BRIGHT COLOUR AND MINIMAL FADING. COMMERCIAL PRINTS SHOW TYPICAL PERIOD CHROMOLITHOGRAPHIC PRINTING CHARACTERISTICS. THE COLLECTION REPRESENTS A CURATED SELECTION SPANNING APPROXIMATELY 80+ INDIVIDUAL PIECES.

CABINET SPECIFICATIONS:
- MATERIAL: SOLID TIMBER CONSTRUCTION WITH NATURAL FINISH
- DRAWERS: APPROXIMATELY 20 HORIZONTAL DRAWERS WITH WOODEN RUNNERS
- CONDITION: GOOD STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY, MINOR SURFACE WEAR AND PATINA TO TIMBER CONSISTENT WITH AGE
- FUNCTIONALITY: ALL DRAWERS OPERATE SMOOTHLY

PROVENANCE AND SIGNIFICANCE:
THIS COLLECTION APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN ASSEMBLED OVER SEVERAL DECADES, POSSIBLY BY A DESIGNER, ARTIST, OR COLLECTOR WITH PARTICULAR INTEREST IN BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, VINTAGE COMMERCIAL GRAPHICS, AND CLASSICAL EUROPEAN ART. THE BREADTH AND CURATION OF THE COLLECTION SUGGESTS A WORKING REFERENCE LIBRARY FOR CREATIVE PROFESSIONALS. THE PRESENCE OF FRENCH COMMERCIAL PRINTS AND CLASSICAL BOTANICAL STUDIES INDICATES EUROPEAN ORIGIN OR INFLUENCE.

SUITABLE FOR:
INTERIOR DESIGNERS, ARTISTS, COLLECTORS OF VINTAGE PRINTS AND BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATION, DECORATIVE ARTS ENTHUSIASTS, OR THOSE SEEKING AUTHENTIC PERIOD REFERENCE MATERIALS FOR CREATIVE PROJECTS. THE FLAT FILE CABINET ITSELF IS A FUNCTIONAL STORAGE SOLUTION FOR PRINTS, TEXTILES, OR DOCUMENTS.

Condition: Fair - Refer To Images

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

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