Dickinson and Foster..

When I first seen this, I knew I wanted it. It appears to be hand colored. When looked through a loupe, there are areas that don't have coloring where coloring is at. There appears to be a watermark or something too. You can see what might be an A, N and a C that runs from the top of the picture to the middle.

This appears to be a hunting scene. I've looked for Dickinson and Foster and it appears that they are highly collectible.

 

"Pubd by Dickinson and Foster 114 New Bond Street W"

 

If reading correct, this was done prior to 1891. That's when Dickinson ended his association with Foster.

 

I've been seeing the phrase "Publishers to the Queen" when mentioning Dickinson and Foster 114 New Bond Street W. What exactly does that mean about this piece?

 

It doesn't mean anything about this piece, it just means that, at some time, they provided some service to Queen Victoria (probably. heehee) and were then given the right to use this phrase.
There is, I believe, a name for that right, but it escapes me.

 

Messilane, is it sometimes worded as "By appointment to Her Majesty The Queen" (a/k/a "Royal Warrant Holders")?

The Royal Warrant Holders Association has a website with information on the practice of "royal warrants."

 

yourturn, Thank you!
It was "Royal Warrant" I was trying to dredge up.

 

Messilane, note the addition to my post when you were responding. Interesting information is on The Royal Warrant Holders Association website (but it was a UK site so I didn't link to it, but I did read it).

 

I probably won't read it, but now Joe can get some info on what it means.

 

I just started reading some of it.

 

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The use of 'W' in the address dates it after 1857. Hand colouring of prints was normal practice until the introduction of cheap chromolithography in the latter part of the 19th C. At the time this print was presumably made it was already possible to buy the coloured Baxter prints.

This print would have been one of a series of related prints depicting scenes from the meet to the kill.

 

I hope I'm not bothering but what is Baxter prints?

I've been try to find scenes from The Meet to Kill but I'm not finding anything. I did find some that said "The Meet" would this be part of that series that I'm finding "The Meet"?

I'm just trying to wrap my head around this. Correct me if I'm wrong.

What I'm understanding is that Dickinson and Foster were into fine art printing. They had artist do pieces and the company would then in turn, make colored prints of these pieces. That this was done by Dickinson and Foster, hand colored by them.

Am I understanding that right?

I've been finding prints from Dickinson and Foster for sale around $400+. Is $125 a good deal on this. It's in the original framing too.

 

I cannot speak for the US market, or where you live, but prints are dead in the water at the moment. Never take the least notice of offers for sale at silly prices, only sold items are any good for comparison.

The printers would have outworkers to do the colouring for very low wages.

Hunting prints are a field of their own, the most popular are by Snaffles. The titles are typical of events during a hunt such The View, Gone away, and fallen horses.

Baxter prints were printed in colour rather than being hand coloured, there are many books about them. See also Le Blond prints.

 

Thank you for helping. I'm going to contact London Gallery for some more info.

It's hard to get a good indication price wise as I'm finding most prints for sale through companies that deal with fine art prints.

 

I find it can be a little tricky to get a sense of the real value of British antique prints from the internet...unless you consult sold lot prices for comparables if available.

The British dealers, who have the most comprehensive inventories, tend to reach high. When you offer them a third of what they're asking they smile craftily, spit on their hands and cry "done, mate!"

 

I do understand. I mean, at $125 for this antique print that I will more than likely never find again in person,or find another from the same series or publisher, I feel like it's a good deal.

Like you mentioned, one third of their price and they say it's a deal, I'll take this one at $125 before spending a third of their prices.