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Peoples and Costume
Antique Costume Print of Spain, Arab, Java and Others, C.1875
$155
€140 · £115
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1875
- Sheet size
- 14.8 × 9.3 in (37.5 × 23.5 cm)
- Condition
- Fair. /good, age-related toning and some soiling. Minor wear, blank verso. Please study image carefully.
- Island
- Java
- Collection
- Peoples and Costume
- Period
- Netherlands Indies, 1850 and after
- Stock no.
- f_29640272
What the condition grades mean
- Excellent
- Bright and clean, with no faults worth mentioning.
- Very good
- Only light signs of age, such as faint toning.
- Good
- Normal signs of age for a sheet of this period: toning, some foxing, small marks or neat old repairs.
- Fair
- Clear faults such as staining, tears or repairs, priced to match.
Every fault we see is written in the condition note, and the whole sheet is shown uncropped in the photos.
Antique costume print including many different costumes including costumes of Spain, Java and others. This print originates from 'Blätter fürcostumekunde. Historical and folk costumes based on authentic sources. Engraved in steel by various artists'.
Artists and Engravers: Franz von Lipperheide was a trained bookseller. In Berlin, he first worked in a fashion publishing house, which brought out the fashion magazine Bazar. There he met his first wife Frieda Gestefeld. In 1865 he founded the publishing house Franz Lipperheide in Berlin and began publishing the fashion magazine Modenwelt whose leadership later took over his wife. The magazine had great success, it even followed spending abroad. Expanded to an entertainment section, the magazine appeared in 1874 as a women’s magazine.
Image size: 21 x 30.5 cm.
