Stobwasser (10 results)

163 S., 8°, Obrosch, 1. Auflg., einige s/w Bilder im Text, guter Zustand.

Auktionskatalog bzw. Prospekt zur Lagerauflösung des traditionsreichen Berliner Einrichtungshauses, das über umfangreiche Bestände (800 Positionen) an historischen Möbeln sowie an selbst angefertigten Kopien historischer Möbelstücke verfügte. Ein Katalog mit Auflistung der Einzelpositionen wurde nicht erstellt, sondern lediglich der hier angebotene Prospekt mit Abbildungen einiger der herausragenden Stücke.

Special binding. Condition: Very good copy. Oblong. S.P. FINE AND RARE 19TH CENTURY HAND-COLORED VIEWS OF ANTIGUA BY LUDWIG STOBWASSER: ONLY SIX HELD IN U.S. LIBRARIES, NONE LOCATED ON THE WEST COAST! Four hand-colored aquatints on untrimmed sheets of cream woven paper, each measuring approximately 12.5 x 18.25 inches. Oblong folio. Loose in original wrappers with engraved pictorial title on front cover. Rich and deep impressions with expertly-executed hand coloring. In a custom cloth portfolio. A complete set of four beautiful hand-colored views of Antigua issued for the Evangelical Missionary Society between 1830 and 1835. The title translates roughly to Views of the Missionary Establishments Founded by the Evangelical Community of the United Brothers. This suite of plates was commissioned by the Moravian Church as a way of promoting their work on the island. The views were created by Hurlimann and Hegi after Ludwig Stobwasser, and provide striking scenes of the people, landscape, wildlife, and ports of the island country. Stobwasser was himself a missionary in Antigua and his work, like those of his colleagues, was focused on the enslaved population. The four views all picture at least two, and as many as twenty-two indigenous men, women, and children. The plates carry the following titles (with English translations following the original French): 1) "Vue de Cedarhill dans l'Isle d'Antigon aux Indes occidentales" (View of Cedar Hill on the Island of Antigua in the West Indies). Depicts the plantation at Cedar Hill, with a native man and woman, plus a few oxen in the foreground. 2) "Vue de Gracehill dans l'Isle d'Antigon aux Indes occidentales" (View of Grace Hill on the Island of Antigua in the West Indies). A lush landscape surrounding the mission at Grace Hill, with a well-dressed Anglo figure walking near a group of five indigenous women and children. 3) "Vue de Gracebay dans l'Isle d'Antigon aux Indes occidentales" (View of Grace Bay on the Island of Antigua in the West Indies). Similar to the view of Grace Hill above, but depicting Grace Bay at the right portion of the view. 4) "Vue de Establissement des missions a St. Johns dans l'Isle d'Antigon aux Indes occidentales" (View of the Mission Buildings at St. John's on the Island of Antigua in the West Indies). Mis-numbered "4" as issued, this plate depicts a courtyard scene at the St. John's Mission, featuring over twenty native Antiguans. A lovely suite of plates featuring stunning views of early-19th-century Antigua, with the scarce original wrapper. Beinecke Lesser Antilles Collection 820. WorldCat (U.S. Libraries): 6 copies only at US Libraries (Yale, Princeton, JCB, Michigan, Oak Spring, Hamilton).

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

no binding. Condition: good. First Edition. Original Printed patent disbound with printed front blue wrapper present but not the back wrapper (both often lacking in early patents) About 27cm by 18cm some wear and tear due to the disbinding.

2 Bände. 4°. 327 S. mit zahlr. Ill. (Bd. 1) + 126 S. mit zahlr. Ill. (Bd. 2). farb. ill. OPb. wie neu. = Braunschweigisches Kunsthandwerk , 2/1 u. 2/2. EA.

Early aquatint with later hand colouring, ironed out creases and minor surface scratches but with good margins. 11 x 9" One of a set of 4 acquatints of Antigua. The set was published in both colour and black and white.

A lovely suite of four aquatint plates depicting scenes on Antigua, in the Leeward Islands of the West Indies. The engravings were made from original work by L. Stobwasser, with the first plate engraved by Hegi and the following three by Hürliman. The entire project was commissioned by the Moravian Church as a way of promoting their work on the island. The first plate shows slaves at rest before the Moravian mission house in the capital of St. Johns, and the other three show scenes of field workers, plantation houses, and the Antiguan landscape. The views all depict the native and enslaved workers who would have been the subject of Stobwasser and the Moravians' missionary efforts on the island. The plates are as follows: 1) "Vue de l'Establissement des Missions a St. Johns dans l'Isle d'Antigon aux Indes occidentales." A group of seven Antiguans, young and old, male and female, sits around a large tree in the courtyard of the Moravian mission complex. Other islanders are seen walking into or past various buildings. 2) "Vue de Gracehill dans l'Isle d'Antigoa aux Indes occidentales." A lovely landscape with a plantation house situated in the background. In the foreground a female field worker and her three children carry sticks and provisions past the well-dressed plantation owners, who carry umbrellas and wear top hats. 3) "Vue de Gracebay dans l'Isle d'Antigoa aux Indes occidentales." Two plantation workers - a man carrying a hoe and a woman holding an infant - walk uphill as goats forage and romp nearby. Grace Bay and mountains are seen in the background. 4) "Vue de Cedarhall dans l'Isle d'Antigoa aux Indes occidentales." Another view of plantation life on the island. In the foreground a male worker sits beneath a tree smoking a pipe and speaks to a woman who balances a basket on her head. In the middle ground workers hoe a field and cattle graze. Two large homes are seen in the background, situated on rolling hills before larger mountains. An accomplished group of scenes showing agricultural labors and social interaction among the blacks of Antigua, beautifully engraved and taking full advantage of the fine shadings and tones afforded by aquatint. Not in Abbey. BEINECKE LESSER ANTILLES COLLECTION 820. Four aquatint engravings, 12½ x 18 inches. Laid into original printed wrappers. A very slight bit of soiling or a faint fox mark along edges, but the images are crisp and clean. Near fine, in unsophisticated condition. In a folding case, gilt morocco label.

Early coloured aquatint in very good condition. 27.5 x 18.5 cms. One of a set of 4 acquatints of Antigua. The set was published in both colour and black and white. An early example of colour printing.

Dtsch. Z. Chir., 19. - Leipzig, F.C.W. Vogel, 1884, 8°, VI, 626, 10 Holzschnitte, 6 lith. Taf., Halbleinenband der Zeit; etwas fleckig.