Lot Essay
Two closed tears, each about 2 inches. Some surface abrasions and slight bubbling. Lower margin rubbed and stained, affecting title.
Details
After NICHOLAS FELIX
The Two Elevens of the University and Town of Cambridge 1847
hand-coloured, tinted lithograph by N. Ploszczynski, published by N. Felix, [printed by M. and N. Hanhart, 1847], 650 x 960mm. (25½ x 38in.), framed and glazed.
The Two Elevens of the University and Town of Cambridge 1847
hand-coloured, tinted lithograph by N. Ploszczynski, published by N. Felix, [printed by M. and N. Hanhart, 1847], 650 x 960mm. (25½ x 38in.), framed and glazed.
Literature
The Noblest Game 45. "By far the rarest of the English cricket lithographs of this period." Pageant of Cricket p. 86: "Bears the unmistakeable touch of N. Felix, and became one of the rarest of cricket lithographs."