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Peoples and Costume
Antique Print of Javanese Locals Smoking Opium by Van Pers, circa 1850
£1,005
$1,345 · €1,200
Original print, not a reproduction
Ships worldwide from the Netherlands, insured and tracked. 14-day returns.
- Date
- 1850
- Sheet size
- 13.6 × 20.3 in (34.5 × 51.5 cm)
- Condition
- Good. General age-related toning. Some wear and creasing, blank verso. Please study images carefully.
- Island
- Java
- Collection
- Peoples and Costume
- Period
- Netherlands Indies, 1850 and after
- Stock no.
- f_19794132
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 print titled 'Opiumschuivers, Des Fumeurs d'Opium'. Colored lithograph of Javanese locals smoking opium. This print originates from 'Nederlandsch Oost-Indische typen' after work by Auguste van Pers (1815-1871) a Dutch artist who spent most of his life in the East Indies. Lithographed by Mieling.













