484 - Decorative Stationery. Collection of 16 sheets of stationery featuring various designs in gold embossing, color-printed or hand-colored lithography, chromolithographic relief prints, etc., some in combination. Mostly double sheets. Primarily from Germany, mid-19th century to early 20th century. Quarto format (approx. 27 x 21 cm).

Decorative Stationery. Collection of 16 sheets of stationery featuring various designs in gold embossing, color-printed or hand-colored lithography, chromolithographic relief prints, etc., some in combination. Mostly double sheets. Primarily from Germany, mid-19th century to early 20th century. Quarto format (approx. 27 x 21 cm). For congratulatory messages, some inscribed by children. Among them are numerous floral or ornamental gold-embossed borders, some on a tinted background or with overlays in color lithography, relief embossing, and silk; one English sheet with the finest border embossing and a central vignette in colored lithography; a greeting card from 1859, entirely hand-painted and handwritten. - Somewhat stained in places, otherwise only minor signs of wear.