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English School 18th c. England 1700 - 1799 Sold
Chinoiserie design with Bird Cage and Musical Instruments: An unused sheet of wallpaper
1750 circa
Watercolour over printed outline on an uncut double-demy sheet of laid paper, without watermark
Dimensions: 65.00 cm x 93.00 cm
Diameter: 0.00 cms
Uncut double -demy sheet of laid paper, without watermark. With the wallpaper Duty stamp (an early equivalent of VAT) on verso.The number 3 is the excise officer's identity numberThe duty was 1/2 d. per sheet
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This sheet of English wallpaper, which can be dated by the Duty stamp on the reverse to circa 1750, is a rare example of the vividly hand-coloured English wallpaper referred to by J. B. Jackson in his book of 1754. The wallpaper was produced and sold uncoloured and was subsequently coloured before pasting.


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