4 original coloured lithographs from The Grammar of Ornament by Owen Jones (1809-68).
With gold and silver highlights.
Plates nos. LIX, LX, LXI and LXII.
Plate IX. ornaments nos. 1, 8-17, 24-28, 33-35, 40, and 42 are painted on porcelain. Nos 2-7, 18-23, 29-32, 36-39 and 41 are from paintings.
Plate LX. Ornaments nos. 1-12, 16, 19-24 are painted on porcelain. Nos 17 and 18 are from pictures. Nos 13, 22 and 23 are from woven fabrics. Nos 14 and 15 are painted on wooden boxes.
Plate LXI. Ornaments nos. 1-3 are painted on wood. Nos 4-6, 9, 10, 12-15, 17 and 18 are painted on porcelain. No. 7, 8 and 11 are woven fabrics. No 16 is from a picture.
Plate LXII. Conventional renderings of flowers and fruit painted on porcelain.
Accompanying notes are included.
Condition: Near Fine. The plates are, but for occasional marks on the white border, exceptionally fresh and clean.
NB. The yellow in the above primary photograph is richer than that shown. It is in reality a brighter, custard coloured shade.
