Old commercial pattern sheet titled "Motifs for the use of M[essieurs] the lithographers", composed and engraved by Th. Siegfried. Printed in Strasbourg by lithographers Grieshaber & Weiss and offered for sale by F. Kling, Quai des Pêcheurs n° 17, it brings together compositions for hat makers, fabric merchants, feather manufacturers, and dried vegetable traders. It also includes multiple typographical ornaments, a PS monogram, and an elegant medallion with the portrait of Napoleon III, Emperor, which perfectly places the sheet in the Second Empire.
✦ Estimated period: circa 1855-1865 ✦ Provenance: France, Strasbourg ✦ Dimensions: approx. 27 x 20.5 cm ✦ Material: lithograph on paper ✦ Condition: good overall condition, with foxing, small stains and traces of time; old pencil annotations in the upper margin
An authentic lithographic pattern sheet from the Second Empire, ideal for a graphic arts collection or a cabinet of curiosities.
