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Americana 1848 Pyrography/pokerwork Panel, Pennsylvania Artist, the Prophet or Gospel Writer
Skippings Fine Arts
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Americana 1848 Pyrography/pokerwork Panel, Pennsylvania Artist, the Prophet or Gospel Writer

19th century
Description

A wonderful antique pokerwork/pyrography panel by I W Wells, an American artist who flourished between 1845 - 1880. He was active in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, yet most of his work is conserved in the Pinto Collection, which is part of the Birmingham Museums Trust in the UK. A portrait of Tennyson by Wells is in the Virginia State Art Collection in the US. It was given to the Library of Virginia in 1879.

Our panel is signed and dated on the verso: "Burnt by I W Wells April 15th, 1848" the artwork can be hung on a wall with a minuscule eye screw.

Physical Dimensions
Height
23.5cm (9.25")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
Declaration

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Antique Pyrography Wooden Panel to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA890131
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A wonderful antique pokerwork/pyrography panel by I W Wells, an American artist who flourished between 1845 - 1880.
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He was active in Pennsylvania/Philadelphia, yet most of his work is conserved in the Pinto Collection, which is part of the Birmingham Museums Trust in the UK.
Skippings Fine Arts

A portrait of Tennyson by Wells is in the Virginia State Art Collection in the US. It was given to the Library of Virginia in 1879.

Our panel is signed and dated on the verso: "Burnt by I W Wells April 15th, 1848" the artwork can be hung on a wall with a minuscule eye screw.

Height
23.5cm (9.25")
Width
15cm (5.91")
Depth
0.5cm (0.20")
Date of Manufacture

Skippings Fine Arts has dated this Antique Pyrography Wooden Panel to the Regency era.

Reference Numbers
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SA890131
Skippings Fine Arts
Skippings Fine Arts
Sellingantiques verified Since Feb 2018

Modern french & continental pictures selected by a former french auction house expert

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Archive I An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book.

Americana 1848 Pyrography/Pokerwork panel, Pennsylvania artist, the Prophet or Gospel writer

Archive II An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book. View II
Archive III An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book. View III
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Archive V An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book. View V
Archive VI An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book. View VI
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An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book.
Americana 1848 Pyrography/Pokerwork panel, Pennsylvania artist, the Prophet or Gospel writer
Ref: SA890131
An antique rectangular wooden panel featuring a pyrography pokerwork profile portrait of a bearded man holding a book.
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FAQs

Pyrography, historically referred to as pokerwork, is the technique of decorating wood or other organic materials by applying heat using a metal tool or wire to burn detailed designs into the surface.

Mid-19th-century pyrography typically utilised smooth-grained hardwoods or pine panels, decorated using heated iron poker tools or gas-heated implements to create shaded linear burn marks directly on the timber.

Authentic 19th-century pyrography exhibits varying depths of charred tone, natural oxidation within the burnt grooves, age-related micro-cracking in the wood grain, and hand-worked linear shading rather than uniform modern machine laser engraving.

Position the wooden panel upright on a bookshelf, display cabinet, or mantelpiece alongside brass objects and framed artwork to complement its warm, dark wood tones.

Dust the panel gently using a soft, dry natural-bristle brush, avoiding liquid cleaners or chemical solvents that could alter the charred wood fibres, and store away from direct heat sources and fluctuating humidity.
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