A La Recherche du Shoe Perdu

The condition of lots can vary widely and the nature of the lots sold means that they are unlikely to be in a perfect condition. Lots are sold in the condition they are in at the time of sale.

In addition to the catalogue description:
- the full sheets.
- the hand-colouring attenuated.
- with remains of old fabric tape at various points verso, with some associated paper abrasion.
- hinged with plastic tape at the top sheet edge verso.

Cover:
- the colours attenuated.
- the central fold with extensive creasing and staining.
- the sheet with time- and mount staining.
- a fox spot in the upper right margin.
- soft handling creases across the sheet.
- with remains of old fabric tape at various points verso, with some associated paper abrasion.
- hinged with plastic tape at the top sheet edge verso.

F&S.IV. 69:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- a small brown stain in the centre of the sheet, just above the subject.
- a flattened crease (circa 55 mm.) in the lower right corner and a soft handling crease in the upper left corner.
- some surface dirt near the sheet edges, presumably from the mount.
247 x 348

F&S.IV. 70:
- the sheet with pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- two unobtrusive pinpoint fox marks at the lower left margin.
- a flattened diagonal crease (circa 60 mm.) at the lower right corner.
246 x 348

F&S.IV. 71:
- the sheet with very pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- unobtrusive dirt marks towards the sheet edges.
- a soft diagonal handling crease (circa 25 mm) at the lower right corner.
- remains of old tape at the lower left corner verso, with resultant skinning.
246 x 347

F&S.IV. 72:
- the sheet with pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- unobtrusive dirt marks towards the sheet edges.
- a small brown spot close to the front of the shoe.
248 x 348

F&S.IV. 73:
- the sheet with pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- stray dark grey printing ink along the upper sheet edge.
- other grey scuff marks across the sheet.
- the lower right corner with a flattened crease (circa 50 mm.).
- some minor foxing verso, not showing through recto.
247 x 348

F&S.IV.74:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- minor scattered foxing, recto and verso.
- grey dirt marks towards the upper sheet edge, recto and verso.
248 x 248

F&S.IV.75:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- stray dark grey printing ink along the upper sheet edge.- remains of paper and fabric tape verso, partially obscuring the ink stamp at the lower right corner and with resultant skinning at the lower left corner.
- soft handling creases across the sheet.
247 x 349

F&S.IV.76:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- a fox spot on the tip of the shoe, with other scattered foxing predominantly in the margins.
- a flattened diagonal crease (circa 60 mm.) at the upper right corner.
- stray printing ink along the upper sheet edge.
- remains of paper and fabric tape verso, with resultant skinning at the lower left corner.
- scattered foxing verso, not showing through recto.
248 x 349 mm.

F&S.IV.77:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- a small fox spot in the upper centre of the image.
- some surface dirt and scuff marks near the sheet edges, presumably from the mount.
247 x 348

F&S.IV.78:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- soft handling creases across the sheet.
- overlapping light-staining in the lower right corner, and light staining in the upper left corner.
- some surface dirt at the lower left sheet edge, presumably from the mount.
236 x 348 mm.

F&S.IV.79:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- a dark brown spot at the lower left corner and behind the heel.
- some unobtrusive grey dirt marks along the upper sheet edge.
246 x 348

F&S.IV.80:
- the sheet with very pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- some small spots in the left of the sheet.
- unobtrusive dirt marks at the upper sheet edge.
- foxing at the upper sheet edge verso, not showing through recto.
247 x 347

F&S.IV. 81:
- the sheet with pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- unobtrusive dirt marks towards the sheet edges.
- some paper abrasion, associated with old hinging.
246 x 348

F&S.IV.82:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- two small fox spots in the image and some scattered pinpoint foxing at the extreme sheet edges.
- some scattered foxing verso, not showing through recto.
247 x 348

F&S.IV.83:
- the sheet with time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- a small brown stain at the extreme left sheet edge, recto and verso.
247 x 349

F&S.IV.84:
- the sheet with pale time- and mount staining, recto and verso.
- scattered fox spots, predominantly at the sheet edges.
- grey dirt marks towards the sheet edges.
- scattered foxing verso, not showing through recto.
247 x 347

Otherwise as described.
Each framed (with perspex).