Grosvenor Prints

[BRASS, IRON & BELL FOUNDERS] 41 Bromgrove St., Birmingham … Bo.t of Lawley & Talkington. Late Mason, Lawley & Jones. Brass, Iron & Bell Founders.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca.1830]
Engraved billhead, with vignette on left (W. Jordan sc. Bromsgrove St.) of the foundry. 85 x 196mm. Trimmed near to platemark; unused; staining in right margin.
[Ref: 5962] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[WINE IMPORTERS] 20 & 23 Summer Row, Birmingham … Bought of Wyer & Co. Importers of Wines and Spirits.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1830]
Engraved billhead, with further fancy letterpress forming a vignette on the left. 60 x 190mm. Trimmed near to platemark; unused.
[Ref: 5963] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[AMERICANA] A large engraved ex-libris bookplate for Harvard College, arms and motto above, elaborate decorative frame to central blank area. ‘N. Hurd sc. BOSTON.’ at foot.
[BOSTON, Mass., ca. 1840]
133 x 95mm. Paste on to the loose blank end-paper from a book. The central area at one point filled in, in ink, but now faded; the date 1841 just visible.
[Ref: 5971] £120.00 (£144.00 incl.VAT)

[PLATE DEALER] Thos. Corbyn for Julious Palmer. Bo.t of John Townshend. 2 Shallow & Hard Metal Dishes … [etc.]
LONDON, 10th 6th 1764.
Small, manuscript bill, 105 x 160mm.
Possibly a private transaction. Receipted by R. Reynolds on Townshend’s behalf, dated at head.
[Ref: 5974] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[CARPETS] Forfar & Stalker, Carpet Manufacturers, Millfield, Hutchesontown, Glasgow.
[GLASGOW, ca. 1845]
Trade Card, engraved, on card (Swan sculpt.). 62 x 90mm. Excellent condition.
[Ref: 5976] £50.00 (£60.00 incl.VAT)

[POSTING ESTABLISHMENT] William Hambleton’s, Posting Establishment. Saracen’s Head Inn, Stafford Row, Shelton, Staffordshire. Neat Gigs, Saddle Horses, Post Chaises &c.
[SHELTON, ca. 1835]
Trade Card, engraved, on card, vignette Saracen’s head. 60 x 91mm. Excellent condition; mount marks verso.
[Ref: 5980] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[GROCER] Tucker, Late Beddome, Grocer & c. 73, St. Mary’s Street, Weymouth.
[WEYMOUTH, ca. 1845]
Trade Card, engraved, on glazed card, the letterpress forming part of an overall vignette incorporating the royal arms. 61 x 93mm. Excellent, bright condition. Mount marks verso.
[Ref: 5981] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[GROCER] Tucker, Late Beddome, Grocer & c. 73, St. Mary’s Street, Weymouth.
Trade card, engraved, on glazed card, - see [95]. 61 x 93mm. Slight surface dirt.
[Ref: 5982] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTERS] Thomas Bate, Hat Manufacturer, 65 Bull Street, Birmingham.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca.1855]
Trade Card, engraved, on glazed card, with fine central vignette of 3 hatters at work. 76 x 115mm. Surface punctured by a number of pinholes, but not overly obtrusive, and otherwise clean.
[Ref: 5989] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[WATCHMAKER] W.Ward. Watch & Clock Maker Grimsby. Goldrings.
[GRIMSBY, ca. 1815]
A circular engraved watchpaper, with central rural scene featuring Justice, a church, and the letterpress displayed on a memorial tablet. Commercial mottos adorn the circumference. 55mm. diameter. In very good condition on thin paper. Two pinholes.
See Ref: 58221
[Ref: 5992] £110.00 (£132.00 incl.VAT)

[HOTEL?] The Railway Pen. The Birmingham Railway Station.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1845]
60 x 145mm.
Engraved scene (Tolley Sct. Birm.m), possibly cut from a billhead, showing the Curzon Street terminus in Birmingham of the London & Birmingham Rly, Philip Hardwick architect.
[Ref: 6001] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[SCALE MANUFACTURER] T. Simmons. Scale Manufacturer of Every Description. No.13 Bake Street, Cross Street, Birmingham.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca.1825]
Trade Card, engraved on paper, possibly cut from a billhead, the letterpress displayed on a tablet flanked by Justice and a shrub, a pyramid in the background, scattered instruments in the foreground. 60 x 85mm. Very slight staining; evidently trimmed within the platemark; album-paper backing.
[Ref: 6002] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[COLLEGE BAKER] Bo’t. of Henry Hagan, College Baker, Derby Street, Parliament Str’t. Westminster.
[LONDON, ca. 1830]
Engraved billhead, with vignette top left (shop sign?), on paper. 75 x 101mm. Trimmed to platemark
[Ref: 6004] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[IRONMONGER] Will Bradley Hardwareman Navigation St. Birmingham. Most Money Given for Old Silver Copper &c.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1815]
Trade Card, on paper, letterpress set within Bewick-style vignette scene. 57 x 83mm. Trimmed within the plate (with loss at head), possibly from a billhead. Slight damage to left corners, mounted on part of old album leaf.
[Ref: 6016] £70.00 (£84.00 incl.VAT)

[AUCTIONEERS] Agents to the Phoenix Fire Office. Farror & Smith. Auctioneers, Appraisers, and General Agents. Paradise Street, Birmingham.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1825.]
Fine, engraved Trade Card, on card, with a particularly fine vignette of an outdoor horse auction, the auctioneer with gavel raised, the horse being shown before a crowd, a large barn or farmstead on fire in the distant background. 115 x 73mm. Slight staining, but generally very good; mounted.
[Ref: 6036] £160.00 (£192.00 incl.VAT)

[AUCTIONEERS] Thomas Rogers. Auctioneer & Appraiser. Kington.
[KINGTON, ca. 1880]
Carte-de-Visite, engraved on card. 37 x 75mm. Good condition.
[Ref: 6037] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[MILLINER] T. Wells, Wholesale Milliner, 63 Moor Street near Wood Street, Birmingham …
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1825]
Fine Trade Card, engraved (Smith & Greaves sc. Birmingham), on card; fine, large, central vignette of the works. 72 x 113mm. Excellent condition. Mounted.
[Ref: 6047] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTER & FURRIER] Newcastle Bot. of James Bowler. Hat Maker & Furrier.
[NEWCASTLE, ca. 1820]
Engraved billhead (Walkinshaw & Co. Birmingham), with vignette shop sign on left, flanked by figures. 70 x 170mm. Trimmed to platemark, backed & mounted; otherwise very good.
[Ref: 6048] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTER] Leadbeater. Hat Manufacturer. High Green, Wolverhampton.
[WOLVERHAMPTON, ca. 1825]
Trade Card, engraved (? Birmingham) on fine linen, elaborate allegorical central vignette. 94 x 68mm. A little stained at the edges. Backed and mounted.
[Ref: 6049] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTERS] New Hat Depot. Nos. 2 & 3, Exchange St. Norwich. Established by a Company of Manufacturers, London & Manchester.
[NORWICH, ca. 1845
Fine Trade Card, engraved, on glazed card, with central vignette of beavers at play. 60 x 91mm. A little surface wear, but otherwise very good; mounted.
[Ref: 6052] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTERS] Alcock’s Light Elastic Winter-Proof Beaver Hat. 96 Dale End, Birmingham.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca. 1810]
Small Trade Card or label, engraved, on paper; the letterpress within an enclosed greek-key border, surmounted by crown and Prince of Wales feathers. 42 x 43mm. Mounted, slight staining; otherwise very good.
Very small for a Trade Card, so perhaps a label. An attractive piece.
[Ref: 6053] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTERS] Hoskins & Weller, Hat Manufacturers, 16 Lord Street, Liverpool.
[LIVERPOOL, ca. 1835]
Trade Card, engraved, on card. Hexagonal greek-key border, hatched interior with letterpress in hollow-font, central vignette of a mole against a leafy background. 61 x 88mm. Excellent condition; mounted.
[Ref: 6054] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[JEWELLERS / GOLDSMITHS] Corner of Bond-Street, Briggate, Leeds/ Bought of Saml. Tinker, Working Goldsmith, Jeweller, Cutler, & c. Six Months Credit or Five Per Cent for immediate Payment [and, printed in red:] NB. All Second Hand Articles Ready Money.
[LEEDS, ca. 1824]
Engraved billhead (Butterworth, Livesey, & Co.), engraved allegorical vignette on left. 143 x 204mm. overall. Very good; mounted, one or two nicks in margin, right.
Ms account: Mrs. Tindal paid 10 guineas for “A fine oriental pearl broach …” on 3rd June, 1824.
[Ref: 6061] £240.00 (£288.00 incl.VAT)

[TEA] Fronting the Market House, Hanley … Bot. of Walton & Compy. Wholesale Tea-Dealers, Spice Merchants and Dealers in Coffee roasted by Steam. For ready Money only.
[HANLEY, ca. 1825]
Engraved billhead, vignette of the premises at left, 72 x 175mm. Trimmed on platemark; backed and mounted.
[Ref: 6062] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[TEA] Northallerton … Bot. of Robt. Hare. Wholesale & Retail Grocer Tea Dealer, and Tallow Chandler. Dealer in Hops, Fruit, Spices, Drugs &c.
[NORTHALLERTON, ca. 1828]
Engraved billhead, vignette of Chinaman & produce, left; and on the right a candlemaking scene with the caption: “Mould Candles equal to Kensington.” 105 x 163 (plate 65 x 162)mm. Trimmed; backed and mounted; otherwise excellent.
Ms account to The Honble. Colonel Arden, who paid 4d for an ounce of Alkanet Root, and 3s. 3d. for half-an-ounce of Souchong Tea. Dated May 1828.
[Ref: 6063] £180.00 (£216.00 incl.VAT)

[TEA DEALER / GROCER] Crickhowel … Bot. of William Prosser. Grocer, Tea-Dealer & Tobacconist, Linen & Woollen Draper, Hatter, &c. &c.
[CRICKHOWEL, ca. 1825]
Engraved billhead, allegorical Bewick-style vignette at left, 67 x 162mm. Trimmed on platemark; backed and mounted; otherwise very good.
[Ref: 6064] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

[TEA DEALER / GROCER] Worcester … Bought of Charles Greening. Grocer, Tea-Dealer & Hop Merchant.
[WORCESTER, ca. 1840]
Engraved billhead, vignette of Worcester from the river, 72 x 191mm. Trimmed on platemark; mounted; light staining, dustiness.
[Ref: 6065] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE] Worcester … Bot. of Thomas Rice. Butter, Cheese & Bacon Factor. All kinds of Grain, Meals, Flour, &c. …
[WORCESTER, ca. 1825]
Engraved billhead, fine vignette rural scene of a cow being milked by a maid, assorted cheeses and a sack initialled “T.R. / W.” piled on the right, with a farm in the background; 63 x 192mm. Trimmed on platemark; mounted; light staining; slight loss to left corners.
[Ref: 6066] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

[LINEN DRAPERS] Bought of Henry Blyth, Genial Undertakers, Linen & Woollen Draper, Silk Mercer, Hosier, Glover, Laceman, Ribbon Warehouseman & Haberdasher Temple Row, next door to the Royal Hotel, Birmingham.
[BIRMINGHAM, ca.1830]
Trade Card or partial engraved billhead (Smith & Greaves, Birm.m), central vignette of Blyth’s building. 65 x 124mm. Trimmed, backed & mounted; otherwise very good.
[Ref: 6067] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

[TAILORS] Spalding … Bought of John Smith, Tailor, Habit & Pelisse Maker, Woollen Draper &c. Ladies Habits … Elegantly Embroidered.
[SPALDING, ca. 1825]
Engraved billhead, with vignettes: a fashionable lady on the right; a gent on the left. 82 x 179mm. Good condition; backed and mounted; trimmed on pr just within platemark.
[Ref: 6069] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[TAILORS] High Street, Burton upon Trent … Bot. of John Baldwin, Woollen Draper, Tailor & Habit Maker, All kinds of Ladies Elegant Fashionable London Stay.
[BURTON upon TRENT, ca. 1825]
Engraved billhead, with vignettes: a fashionable lady on the right; a gent on the left [similar but not identical to item 183]. 81 x 186mm. Good condition; backed and mounted; trimmed on pr just within platemark.
[Ref: 6070] £90.00 (£108.00 incl.VAT)

[HOTEL] J. Cartwright. Old Bush Inn, Dudley. Miles from [various destinations listed] … [printed bill itemization in a column].
[DARLINGTON, ca. 1835]
Engraved / printed bill, with vignette of a bush (the inn sign), 178 x 81mm. Good condition, but eccentrically trimmed; backed and mounted.
The bill left blank.
[Ref: 6072] £60.00 (£72.00 incl.VAT)

[PLAYING CARDS] Rewards at Preferences.
Printed and Sold By A. Fox. [Ca. 1810.]
Small card, printed on both sides. Slightly dusty.
[Ref: 6089] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[PLAYING CARDS] ‘Hoyle’s Rewards at Preferences.’
MANCHESTER, Printed and Sold by Bancks & Co., Exchange Street. [n.d., c. 1835.]
4 pp. booklet bound in glazed card.
[Ref: 6090] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

[TAILOR] Robt. Hayward, Taylor & Pelisse Maker. No.1 Durham Place, Dolston … For Ready Money.
[DOLSTON, ca. 1850]
Trade Card / carte-de-visite, engraved, on card. 45 x 60mm. A bit foxed, otherwise very good.
[Ref: 6096] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

[HATTER] S. Hayward. Hat Maker. 2, Wellington Terrace, Suffolk Street, Southwark.
[LONDON, ca. 1860]
Trade card / carte-de-visite, engraved, on card. 50 x 75mm. Card a little toned, otherwise excellent.
[Ref: 6097] £35.00 (£42.00 incl.VAT)

Tschaikowky [pencil]
Sotéro Cosme.
[n.d., 1933.]
Scarce woodcut, titled and signed in pencil. Printed area 250 x 165mm (9¾ x 6½") large margins.
A portrait of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93), probably based on the photograph by Émile Reutlinger c.1888. Sotero Cosme (1905-78) was a French/Brazillian painter, cartoonist and musician.
[Ref: 60504] £360.00

[Dancing boy] Tchingui. Danseur Turc.
JB. G. Scotin maj. sculp.
Avec Privil. du Roi. [n.d. c.1714.]
Mint engraving. 360 x 250mm (13¾ x 9¾"), with wide margins.
A professional dancing boy or köçek, published in 'Recueil de cent estampes représentant différentes nations du Levant', a set of one hundred plates depicting the costume of the Levant, based on paintings in the collection of the Marquis de Ferriol. Joseph A. Boone, in 'The Homoerotics of Orientalism', notes the fierce reactions which greeted this print on its publication, and that 'male dancers were commonly assumed to be sexually available for pay'. After Jean-Baptiste van Mour (1671-1737), the Flemish-French painter, remembered for his his detailed portrayal of life in the Ottoman Empire during the Tulip Era and the rule of Sultan Ahmed III.
Joseph A. Boone, 'The Homoerotics of Orientalism', pp.102-3.
[Ref: 46928] £320.00

Te Deum Laudamus. From the painting of Carlo Maratt, 2 feet 4 inches high, by 1 foot 11 inches wide, in the Collection of the Right Honble,, the Earl of Orford
Carolus Maratt pinxit. Robs. Strange delint. et sculpsit Londini.
In french and English underneath. engraving 418 x 309mm. Very large margins. Uncut
The Virgin holding in her hand a prayerbook, attended by angels.
[Ref: 11334] £260.00 (£312.00 incl.VAT)

Baptism of Te Ngahue, an aged New Zealand, chief at Te Ariki, on the Lake of Tarawera, by the Rev. T. Chapman.
J.Johnston, Sc.
[n.d., c.1851.]
Wood engraving with printed tint, printed area 280 x 390mm. Some wear to margins.
A painting of this scene by W.W. McCarty dated 1877 is in the National Library of Australia, described as a copy of original painting by Cuthbert Clarke.
[Ref: 3476] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

Te po a Chief of Rarotonga.
Printed in Oil Colours by G. Baxter, (Patentee) 3, Charter-house Square. From a Painting by J. Williams Jun.r.
[Published by John Snow, 26, Paternoster Row, London.] [n.d. c.1837.]
Baxter print. Sheet 185 x 115mm (7¼ x 4½"). Publication line lost by abrasion.
Possibly Te Po Kurikuri. He has full body tattoo, a spear in his left hand, a fan in his right. He is wearing an elaborate head-dress and is draped with a cloth over his shoulders and his hips. In the background are a Rarotongan canoe and a European sailing ship. Rarotonga, in the Hervey Islands, was the home of the Rev. John Williams in the South Seas for some years.
[Ref: 55698] £140.00 (£168.00 incl.VAT)

Culture and Preparation of Tea.
Drawn by B. Clayton from a Painting by Piqua. On Stone by Gilks.
London, Dean & Co. Threadneedle Street. [n.d., 1847.]
Tinted lithograph. Sheet 165 x 230mm (6½ x 9").
From Julia Corner's 'The History of India & China'.
Abbey 468.
[Ref: 56659] £75.00 (£90.00 incl.VAT)

[Scrap sheet with four tea labels.]
[n.d., c.1840.]
A woodcut, wood-engraving and five etchings, various sizes. Trimmed and laid on album paper.
[Ref: 56661] £45.00 (£54.00 incl.VAT)

Bo.t of Thomas Phythian, Tea Dealer, &c. N.430, West Strand, and 1,2, & 3, King William Street adjoining.
[1858]
Engraved receipt, filled in with ink, with 1d tax stamp. Sheet 165 x 205mm (6½ x 10")
A tea merchant' receipt.
[Ref: 66266] £130.00 (£156.00 incl.VAT)

Mrs. Varty's Weekly Tea Parties... Miss Crotchett's Song... Olt Down Tea and Coffee Warehouse. John Anthony, 33, Old Town Street, Pymouth. Teas and Coffees as imported. Hams, Bacon, Sauces, Spices, &c. Families supplied on the most reasonable terms.
[n.d., c.1820.]
Letterpress advert. Sheet 230 x 190mm (9 x 7½"). Tears and creases.
An advert with lengthy verses extolling the virtues of 'J. Anthony's superlative Tea'.
[Ref: 66267] £80.00 (£96.00 incl.VAT)

A Brill & Company, Ltd, Tea Specialists. Try Brill's Tea Tips. The Cup that Refreshes. Coffee & Cocoa Experts. Head Office: 98, Great Tower Street, London, E.C.3. Branches throughout London 4-oz. Net.
[n.d., c.1900.]
Wood engraving, printed in blue. Printed area 140 x 140mm (5½ x 5½"). Nicks in edges.
[Ref: 66268] £30.00 (£36.00 incl.VAT)

Gathering of Tea. [&] Taching, or Firing, of Tea.
Sangso, a Chinese pinx. Sutherland sculp. [&] Wo-siong pinx.t.
London, Published by Dr Thornton, Dec.r 1, 1808.
Pair of aquatints. 440 x 540mm (17¼ x 21¼"), with very large margins. Framed. Centre folds as issued. Unexamined out of frames.
Two scenes in oriental style of tea production, from Dr Robert Thornton's 'The Philosophy of Botany, Being Botanical and Philosophical Extracts'. The first shows Chinese picking leaves, with figures climbing ladders and cut steps to reach plateaus with tea fields. The second shows a garden under a cliff with stairs, with a man drying the leaves in a furnace under a waterfall, two men drinking tea and a pavilion with tea chests on racks.
[Ref: 54907] £800.00 view all images for this item

A Series of Engravings, Plat XIII.-Page 60. Illustrative of the Process of Rearing the Tea Plant, from the First Sowing of the Seed to its Final Package for the European Market.
12 small plates and one title plate. Sheet 528 x 325mm. 20¾ x 12¾".
13 plates depicting the stages of tea planting.
[Ref: 15146] £220.00 (£264.00 incl.VAT)

[Six plates of tea production.] Method of gathering Tea by means of Monkeys. [&] Preparing the Lead for the Packing of Tea. [&] Heating & Rolling Tea-Leaves. [&] Making of Tea Chests. [&] Tea Warehouse. [&] Treading the Tea in Baskets.
No. 62 of R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d Feb.y, 1. [etc.] 1821.
Six aquatints. Each c. 145 x 235mm (5¾ x 9¼"). Some staining, one plate lacking imprint,
Six illustrations of tea production.
[Ref: 44544] £320.00

[Six plates of tea production.] Method of gathering Tea by means of Monkeys. [&] Preparing the Lead for the Packing of Tea. [&] Heating & Rolling Tea-Leaves. [&] Making of Tea Chests. [&] Tea Warehouse. [&] Treading the Tea in Baskets.
[No. 62 of R.Ackermann's Repository of Arts &c. Pub.d Feb.y, 1. [etc.] 1821.]
Six aquatints. Each sheet 115 x 145mm (4½ x 5¾"). Trimmed close to image, losing imprints.
Six illustrations of tea production.
[Ref: 44547] £250.00 (£300.00 incl.VAT)

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