Lot 1778 , A pair of 18th / 19th century, reverse glass painted prints, ‘Hope’ & ‘Charity’, housed in ebonised frames, 21 x 16cm. Condition - fair

A pair of 18th / 19th century, reverse glass painted prints, ‘Hope’ & ‘Charity’, housed in ebonised frames, 21 x 16cm. Condition - fair
£40-60

Condition:
These reverse-printed glass pictures are in glazed, ebonised frames, so effectively double-glazed. Hope with two scratches to the painted mediums verso, one top-left corner, the other bottom-right corner - these look like possible cracks but having taken Hope out of it’s frame, these are scratches to the paint at the reverse side. Further rub at the Hope title, bottom-centre. Hope two oxidised spots above character’s head. Charity good. Frames good.

Sold for £55