I am not sure of the origin or the uniqeness of this item. We picked it up
from an estate sale from one of NYC's prominent wealthy neighborhoods.
It appears in very good condition, please view the photos
Info we found on the internet:
Incredible intricate steel engraving from 1846. This is a print by draughtsman
and engraver Henry Winkles. Winkles was an English architectural illustrator,
engraver and printer, who, together with Karl Ludwig Frommel founded the first
studio for steel engraving in Germany.
Henry Winkles
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Henry Winkles[1]
1801–1860) was an English architectural illustrator,engraver
and printer, who, together with Karl
Ludwig Frommel founded the
first studio forsteel engraving
in Germany.
In 1836, with Benjamin Winkles, he produced and helped to engrave three
volumes of "Winkles's architectural and picturesque illustrations of the
cathedral churches of England and Wales".[2]
This featured
illustrators such asHablot Knight Browne
the famous "Phiz" of
Charles Dickens fame) and
architect Robert Garland (1808–1863), with text (and some engraving) byThomas
Moule . These books helped to
inspire the 19th centuryGothic revival
in architecture in
Britain.
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