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19th C Optical Illusion Lithograph
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19th C Optical Illusion Lithograph

19th century
Description

Rare 19th Century Optical illusion 3D Lithograph with vertical slats. In a gilt frame and resulting in three illustrations - fascinating item - I can only find one other example

Physical Dimensions
Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Declaration

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique Optical Illusion Print to the 19th Century.

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SA1070313
Dealers Internal Reference
CRBJR
Dealers Notes

Colin Brand Antiques Est. 1984

Description
Rare 19th Century Optical illusion 3D Lithograph with vertical slats.
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In a gilt frame and resulting in three illustrations - fascinating item - I can only find one other example.
Colin Brand Antiques
Height
26cm (10.24")
Width
32cm (12.60")
Depth
5cm (1.97")
Date of Manufacture

Colin Brand Antiques has dated this Antique Optical Illusion Print to the 19th Century.

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SA1070313
Dealers Internal Ref
CRBJR
Colin Brand Antiques
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A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame.
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Archive I A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame.

19th C Optical Illusion Lithograph

Archive II A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame. View II
Archive III A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame. View III
Archive IV A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame. View IV
Archive V A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame. View V
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Colin Brand Antiques

Colin Brand Antiques
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Stow on the Wold
Gloucestershire
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A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame.
19th c Optical Illusion Lithograph
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A nineteenth-century slatted optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame.
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  • ObjectFramed Prints
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialPaper, Glass, Gilt Wood
  • ColourGold and Black
  • MotifsSlatted overlay, Oval aperture, Gilt moulding, Eglomise surround
  • SizeH 26 cm (10 in) x W 32 cm (13 in) x D 5 cm (2 in)

This nineteenth-century Victorian framed print is a 3D optical illusion lithograph depicting figures in a boat within an oval aperture, presented in a moulded gilt wooden frame. The composition includes a vertical slatted overlay across the central paper image, surrounded by a black eglomise glass border with a painted gold outer ring. The wooden frame has a bright gold finish with stepped, linear mouldings. Signs of age include faint surface marks across the dark glass surround and minor wear along the inner gilt decoration. The object measures 26 cm high, 32 cm wide, 5 cm deep, making it suited for placement on a narrow wall space in a gentleman's library or study. It hangs well individually or within a curated arrangement of period wall art.

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These pieces are novelty prints produced during the nineteenth century that utilize slatted, stepped, or angled paper construction to present shifting scenes or changing images as the viewer moves past the picture.

They were crafted by cutting lithographic prints into precise vertical strips and mounting them on angled paper ridges or behind slatted grilles, creating a composite image that shifts based on perspective.

Authentic period examples exhibit characteristics of original hand-colouring or early stone lithography, period-appropriate rag paper with natural age toning, and original wooden frames with hand-cut glass or eglomise mounts.

Position the piece in a hallway, staircase, or focal wall where viewers naturally walk past to fully experience the dynamic visual change, or pair it alongside framed mechanical drawings and period curiosities.

Display the print away from direct sunlight and high humidity to prevent fading and foxing, dust the frame gently with a dry microfibre cloth, and avoid applying glass cleaner directly to original glazing.
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