![PEEP-SHOW -- A Peep at the Fox Chace [London: published by the engraver, 1829]. A hand-coloured etched concertina fold-out, the first scene lifting away to show six others in perspective. Original boards, the front board with oval viewing space and pink paper cover, the cover engraved with title, fox masks and and lines on 'Tantivy, the Huntsman', contemporary cardboard slipcase (front board damaged, cover soiled and crudely repaired at top and bottom with probable loss of imprint, rear board extensively repaired). Provenance: T? J. Gibbs the gift of Mas[te]r J. Hardwick Oct 19th 1936 (inscription on back cover).](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2012/CSK/2012_CSK_04354_0218_000(peep-show_--_a_peep_at_the_fox_chace_london_published_by_the_engraver101338).jpg?w=1)
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PEEP-SHOW -- A Peep at the Fox Chace [London: published by the engraver, 1829]. A hand-coloured etched concertina fold-out, the first scene lifting away to show six others in perspective. Original boards, the front board with oval viewing space and pink paper cover, the cover engraved with title, fox masks and and lines on 'Tantivy, the Huntsman', contemporary cardboard slipcase (front board damaged, cover soiled and crudely repaired at top and bottom with probable loss of imprint, rear board extensively repaired). Provenance: T? J. Gibbs the gift of Mas[te]r J. Hardwick Oct 19th 1936 (inscription on back cover).
A RARE PEEP-SHOW FOR CHILDREN. Apart from the state of the boards, this delightful peep-show is in good unsophisticated condition. As Schwerdt observes: '"Peep-shows of this kind are very rare. They were probably made for children, as no serious artist would show a fox-hunt taking place in the summer"'. Schwerdt II, p. 64.
A RARE PEEP-SHOW FOR CHILDREN. Apart from the state of the boards, this delightful peep-show is in good unsophisticated condition. As Schwerdt observes: '"Peep-shows of this kind are very rare. They were probably made for children, as no serious artist would show a fox-hunt taking place in the summer"'. Schwerdt II, p. 64.