COLLECTION OF FIVE DECORATIVE VICTORIAN AND CONTEMPORARY PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS AND GIFT BOOKS

OVERVIEW:
A CHARMING ASSEMBLAGE OF FIVE DECORATIVE ALBUMS AND GIFT BOOKS SPANNING FROM THE VICTORIAN ERA THROUGH THE LATE 20TH CENTURY. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES TWO IDENTICAL VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS WITH ORNATE FLORAL DECORATION, ONE VICTORIAN BLOSSOM ALBUM, ONE GIFT FOR MOTHER BOOK WITH ADDRESS SECTION, AND ONE CONTEMPORARY BABY & CHILDREN ALBUM BY NGL WITH ORIGINAL STORAGE FILE. EACH PIECE REFLECTS THE AESTHETIC SENSIBILITIES AND PRODUCTION VALUES OF ITS ERA, FROM THE HAND-COLOURED BOTANICAL ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE VICTORIAN PERIOD TO THE BRIGHT, CHEERFUL DESIGNS OF MODERN BABY DOCUMENTATION.

SPECIFICATIONS:

THE VICTORIAN PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS (PAIR):
- FORMAT: HARDBOUND PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS WITH DECORATIVE CLOTH SPINES IN BURGUNDY AND CREAM BOARDS
- COVER DESIGN: CREAM PAGES WITH HAND-COLOURED FLORAL BORDER FEATURING BLUE MORNING GLORIES, RED ROSES, AND BOTANICAL FOLIAGE IN THE VICTORIAN TRADITION
- INTERIOR: OVAL PHOTOGRAPH APERTURES WITH DECORATIVE FLORAL FRAMES, PRINTED IN BLUE AND SEPIA TONES, SURROUNDED BY DELICATE BOTANICAL VIGNETTES AND BUTTERFLY MOTIFS
- PAGES: CREAM PAPER WITH FOXING CONSISTENT WITH AGE, APPROXIMATELY 20-24 PAGES PER ALBUM
- BINDING: CLOTH SPINE WITH DECORATIVE ENDPAPERS, SILK RIBBON BOOKMARKS IN BURGUNDY
- CONDITION: GOOD, WITH MINOR AGE-RELATED WEAR TO COVERS AND INTERIOR PAGES

VICTORIAN BLOSSOM ALBUM:
- FORMAT: HARDBOUND DECORATIVE ALBUM WITH CREAM PAGES AND ORNATE PRINTED COVER
- COVER DESIGN: PALE BLUE-GREEN BACKGROUND WITH ELABORATE ARRANGEMENT OF HAND-COLOURED FLOWERS INCLUDING RED CARNATIONS, PINK ROSES, PURPLE DELPHINIUMS, AND BLUE MORNING GLORIES, FRAMED BY DECORATIVE CORNER ORNAMENTS IN DARK BLUE
- INTERIOR: CREAM PAGES WITH PRINTED FLORAL BORDERS AND DECORATIVE CORNER ELEMENTS
- BINDING: CLOTH BOARDS WITH DECORATIVE ENDPAPERS
- CONDITION: GOOD, WITH MINOR CREASING AND AGE-APPROPRIATE PATINA

GIFT FOR MOTHER BOOK:
- FORMAT: SOFTBOUND GIFT BOOK AND ADDRESS BOOK COMBINATION
- COVER DESIGN: CREAM PAGES WITH HAND-COLOURED VICTORIAN ILLUSTRATION OF A MOTHER AND CHILD, SURROUNDED BY DELICATE FLORAL DECORATION
- INTERIOR: INCLUDES GIFT BOOK SECTION AND ADDRESS BOOK PAGES WITH PRINTED DECORATIVE BORDERS
- BINDING: SOFTBOUND WITH DECORATIVE ENDPAPERS
- CONDITION: GOOD, WITH MINOR WEAR TO COVER EDGES

BABY & CHILDREN ALBUM BY NGL:
- FORMAT: HARDBOUND CONTEMPORARY ALBUM WITH BRIGHT PASTEL DESIGN
- COVER DESIGN: PALE BLUE BACKGROUND WITH COLOURFUL FLORAL BORDER IN PINK, YELLOW, AND BLUE FLOWERS, FEATURING A PINK RIBBON BOW AND DECORATIVE FRAME
- INTERIOR: DESIGNED FOR BABY PHOTOGRAPHS AND MILESTONES WITH PRINTED SPACES AND DECORATIVE ELEMENTS
- MANUFACTURER: NGL, MADE IN JAPAN
- PACKAGING: ACCOMPANIED BY ORIGINAL CLEAR PLASTIC STORAGE FILE WITH COMPLIMENTARY NEGATIVE STORAGE SLEEVE AND RED LABEL INDICATING "WITH COMPLIMENTARY NEGATIVE STORAGE FILE"
- CONDITION: EXCELLENT, WITH BRIGHT COLOURS AND MINIMAL WEAR



Item Size: Height: 40cm, Width: 30cm, Depth: 20cm, Weight: 3Kg

Condition: Good

221438+23

Location of item: 69 Manchester Road, Carrara, QLD, Australia

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