I am interested in collection art but do not have much experience and just learning. It would would be nice to liaise with other similar to myself about antiques and history.
I have always looked towards google for questions but would be nice to chat with people who have first hand experience with antiques.
Would anyone know about printers association oval mark. Inside letters L Z on an etching by W H Boucher of 'The Butlers Glass' by W. Dendy? Published by L H Lefevre 1893 I am not sure of the relevance of L Z.
Welcome, Helen. We're going to need to see what you are describing, but it would be better to start a separate thread for it in the forum for art.
Great - we love seeing new things & having new puzzles. First time posters often have difficulty with photos. The file has to be under 1 MB. If you are using a phone as your camera, you may need to check out the tips for putting up pix in the general info section.
Welcome to the Forum, Helen! Here’s instructions on photos https://www.antiquers.com/threads/making-a-post-and-uploading-pictures.16038/ Biggest problem people have, is photos MUST be 1 mb or less.
Found this from a magazine called "The Athenaeum" published in 1893 (but perhaps you already know it). It really doesn't add much.: Look very, very closely at the print. Is it printed on tissue that has been laid down inside a plate mark? Here's a story that doesn't do anybody much good: Decades ago, I had an engraving that I destroyed trying to fix it. It turned out to be tissue applied as just described. As I recall, it was a sentimental Victorian image... child-with-puppy type of thing, very nicely presented. I recall it having a blind stamp. Might have said printer's association (or anything similar). I was told at the time that it was a company that produced prints on a subscription basis, a sort of print-of-the-month club. All this is very old, half-remembered and vague, but it might give a direction in which to look.
Welcome to the forum, Helen. And we would love to liaise with you. Many of us have friends and family who don't understand our passion for antiques and need to research their history. Here we find new friends who do.
