Lot 189
189
Fraser (Claud Lovat): A group of four colour-printed and varnished prints on card from the 'Decoy' Press, (each 7.2 x 6 inches), [published by the 'Decoy Press', i.e. Curwen Press], 1919, each with a cloth and metal ring pasted onto the verso to facilitate wall-hanging; together with a two-part prospectus and order form, all within a later cloth solander box. (4)

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Fraser (Claud Lovat): A group of four colour-printed and varnished prints on card from the 'Decoy' Press, (each 7.2 x 6 inches), [published by the 'Decoy Press', i.e. Curwen Press], 1919, each with a cloth and metal ring pasted onto the verso to facilitate wall-hanging; together with a two-part prospectus and order form, all within a later cloth solander box. (4)

Lot Essay

The prospectus explains that it was envisaged that these prints be used 'for the decoration of the home, and for the walls of schoolrooms and the rest and recreation rooms in factories.'
They are entitled:
The Old Navy. 1730 [Millard 302a]
Cinderella and the Slipper [Millard 302b]
Saint George [Millard 302d]
Midsummer Night [Millard 302c]

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