A collection of assorted artworks and prints comprising various subjects and media. The group features a large horizontal pictorial map titled Cornwall, published by Frederick Warne and Co. Ltd., London, bearing ISBN 0 7232 1701 7 and printed by William Clowes and Sons, Limited. The map is decorated with various historical and geographical vignettes across the county. Also included is a large vertical commercial print titled Whispers of Love, depicting a couple in classical Roman-style attire within an architectural setting. The collection further contains several oil on board landscape paintings: a rural scene with a field gate and rolling hills housed in an ornate gilded wood frame; a small coastal study with an illegible script signature; and a small landscape depicting a cottage, signed Jo in the lower right.
Condition report:
The collection exhibits general signs of age, including surface grime and wear to the frames. The print titled Whispers of Love shows significant moisture-related staining, foxing, and deterioration to the lower edge of the paper, with corresponding damage and loss to the wood frame. The map of Cornwall has a small adhesive inventory sticker on the glass. The oil paintings appear stable with some surface dust and minor scuffing to the frames.
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