Antique / Vintage Rowing / Regatta Print “ A Funny ” Leander. Henley Sculling
Item History & Price
Reference Number: Avaluer:965967 | Subject: Rowing |
Style: Vintage |
Fores sporting scraps “Boating” Antique/ Vintage Rowing / Regatta Print“ A funny ”Nice coloured print of rowing scullers on the Thames in London . Star and Garter in the background.
I removed the print from the frame to clean out dirt that had got behind the glass. There is no staining to the print but there is slight discolouration due to age / exposure to light. Please check the photographs for further detailsThe frame has some light chipping to the edgesGlass can be r...emoved before shipping if requestedAprox 9 inches by 6 and 3/4 inches inc frame275 grams in weightSome delightful evidence that Putney was an established centre of amateur rowing by the late 1840s is given by four engravings published on 25th January 1851 ‘by Messrs. Fores at their Sporting and Finest Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, 41 Piccadilly’ showing various types of rowing boats along the Embankment.
I removed the print from the frame to clean out dirt that had got behind the glass. There is no staining to the print but there is slight discolouration due to age / exposure to light. Please check the photographs for further detailsThe frame has some light chipping to the edgesGlass can be r...emoved before shipping if requestedAprox 9 inches by 6 and 3/4 inches inc frame275 grams in weightSome delightful evidence that Putney was an established centre of amateur rowing by the late 1840s is given by four engravings published on 25th January 1851 ‘by Messrs. Fores at their Sporting and Finest Print Repository and Frame Manufactory, 41 Piccadilly’ showing various types of rowing boats along the Embankment.