RARE 1886 ORMONDE & FRED ARCHER MEMORIAL HORSE RACING PRINT ORIGINAL VICTORIAN For Sale

ORIGINAL! RARE! 1886 ORMONDE & FRED ARCHER MEMORIAL HORSE RACING PRINT ORIGINAL VICTORIAN FRAME

1886 ORMONDE & FRED ARCHER MEMORIAL HORSE RACING PRINT ORIGINAL VICTORIAN FRAME

• TYPE: PRINT
• PRODUCTION TECHNIQUE: CHROMOLITHOGRAPH
• SUBJECT: HORSE RACING, STALLION ORMONDE, JOCKEY FRED ARCHER
• YEAR OF PRODUCTION: 1886
• STYLE: VICTORIAN EQUESTRIAN ART
• FEATURES: FRAMED, MATTED, HISTORIC MEMORIAL TRIBUTE LABEL
• FRAMED DIMENSIONS: 17 1/2" X 25 3/4"
• ORIGIN: LONDON, ENGLAND

ITEM DESCRIPTIONABSOLUTELY AUTHENTIC LATE VICTORIAN EQUESTRIAN MEMORABILIATHIS IS AN EXTREMELY SCARCE ORIGINAL 1886 COLOR LITHOGRAPH FEATURING THE UNDEFEATED CHAMPION RACEHORSE ORMONDE WITH THE LEGENDARY JOCKEY FRED ARCHER ASTRIDE. ISSUED BY THE ILLUSTRATED SPORTING & DRAMATIC NEWS ON NOVEMBER 27, 1886.CUSTOM VICTORIAN DOUBLE-MOUNTED STRUCTURE
THIS IS A MAGNIFICENT EXAMPLE OF PERIOD GALLERY PRESENTATION. IT FEATURES TWO DISTINCT 1886 ELEMENTS MASTERFULLY ARRANGED:

1. THE CENTRAL COMPONENT: A LARGE, CLEAN RECTANGULAR CHROMOLITHOGRAPH PRINT SHOWING ORMONDE AND ARCHER WITH FULL RACING LINEAGE TYPOGRAPHY BELOW THE IMAGE.
2. THE LOWER COMPONENT: THE SCARCE, SEPARATE OCTAGONAL MEMORIAL TRIBUTE LABEL COMMEMORATING ARCHER'S RIDES IN THE PRINCE OF WALES' SILKS.

BOTH HISTORIC ELEMENTS ARE INDIVIDUALLY DIE-CUT AND MOUNTED DIRECTLY ONTO THE ORIGINAL HEAVY, ACCOMPANIED BROWN BACKGROUND CARD MAT BOARD SHEET, CREATING A STUNNING COMPOSITION INSIDE THE FRAME.PUBLISHED ONLY 19 DAYS AFTER ARCHER’S TRAGIC DEATH ON NOVEMBER 8, 1886, THIS SPECIFIC VARIANT SERVED AS AN IMMEDIATE VICTORIAN MOURNING ARTIFACT. COMPANION PIECES WITH THIS EXACT DOUBLE-MOUNTED LAYOUT IN ORIGINAL FRAMING ARE SELDOM SEEN ON THE OPEN MARKET.FULL VERBATIM TYPOGRAPHY TRANSCRIPTION FOR HISTORICAL ACCURACY, THE COMPLETE PLATED INSCRIPTION ON THE PRINTED BASE REVERBATES EXACTLY AS FOLLOWS: "ORMONDE,
THE HORSE OF THE CENTURY, WINNER OF THE DERBY STAKES AT EPSOM 1886, VALUE £4,700. HE WON THE 2,000 GUINEAS STAKES, THE ST. JAMES'S PALACE STAKES & THE HARDWICKE STAKES AT ASCOT. AS A TWO YEAR OLD HE WON A POST SWEEPSTAKE AT NEWMARKET, THE CRITERION STAKES & THE DEWHURST PLATE.
THE PROPERTY OF HIS GRACE THE DUKE OF WESTMINSTER · SIRE, BEND OR. DAM, LILY AGNES. TRAINED BY JOHN PORTER. RIDDEN BY FRED ARCHER."FRAME & DISPLAY
THE COMPOSITION MEASURES 17 1/2" X 25 3/4" ALONG THE OUTSIDE EDGE. IT IS HOUSED IN ITS ORIGINAL VICTORIAN SOLID WOOD MOLDING COMPLETE WITH THE AUTHENTIC DEEP BEADED GILT INNER SLIP AND ORIGINAL GLASS OVERLAY. ALL TEXT BLOCK TYPOGRAPHY IS FULLY LEGIBLE, OUTLINING THE HORSE'S LINEAGE AND RACING HISTORY.EXACT CONDITION LOG
THIS SPECIFICATION ELIMINATES ALL CONDITION GUESSWORK. PLEASE READ ENTIRELY BEFORE PURCHASING:

• ART SURFACE BEAUTIFUL SURROUND: NO MOISTURE STAINING, NO WATER BROWNING, AND NO FOXING DAMAGE. THE RECTANGULAR PRINT, LOWER LABEL, AND BROWN BACKGROUND MOUNTING CARD ARE REMARKABLY CLEAN AND WELL-PRESERVED FOR THEIR 140-YEAR AGE.
• AUTHENTIC INK CRAQUELURE: THE THICK, WHITE BACKGROUND OIL INK ON THE RECTANGULAR PRINT EXHIBITS A BEAUTIFUL, TIME-HONORED NETWORK OF FINE AGE-CRACKING (CRAQUELURE). THIS IS A NATURAL CHARACTERISTIC OF ORIGINAL LATE-1800S CHROMOLITHOGRAPHY INKS AND ADDS INCREDIBLE HISTORICAL PROVENANCE, PROVING THIS IS NOT A SMOOTH MODERN COPY.
• PAPER STABILITY: THE MATRICES OF THE TYPOGRAPHY BLOCK AND THE PRINCIPAL GRAPHIC OF THE HORSE REMAIN FULLY CLEAR AND UNCOMPROMISED. THERE ARE NO HOLES OR THROUGH-TEARS VISIBLE FROM THE FACE.
• FRAME CONDITION: THE WOOD CASING SHOWS NATURAL SURFACE PATINA, COMPATIBLE WITH 140 YEARS OF AGE, WITH MINOR CHARACTER SCUFFING. THE REAR BACKING HAS A PARTIAL TEAR OF THE ANTIQUE CLOSURE SYSTEM.
• GLASS STATUS: THE ORIGINAL GLASS SHEET COVERING THE ENTIRE FACE IS FULLY INTACT AND FREE OF CRACKS OR CHIPS.

DUE TO THE HIGH STAKE HISTORIC VALUE AND LARGE GLASS COMPONENT, THIS PIECE WILL BE PREPARED WITH HEAVY BUBBLE WRAP, AND DOUBLE-BOXED REINFORCED FOR TRANSIT WITH TRACKING INCLUDED.

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