Lot 319
c. 1830 Printer’s engraving sample. Superb sample of the engravers craft by Perkins Bacon & Petch.

The Cyriax Collection of Great Britain | 5959
Auction: 1 November 2023 at 10:30 GMT
£600
Description
c. 1830 Printer’s engraving sample. Superb sample of the engravers craft by Perkins Bacon & Petch, showing two ornate circular frames the size of the then current sixpence coin, engraved within in microscopic text, the ‘Ten Commandments’ on the left and ‘The Creed’ on the right. Printed in black on white wove paper (70x56mm). Scarce.

