RARE WATERCOLOUR BY CYNICUS MARTIN ANDERSON C.1890S? THE BAND OF HOPE SIGND.FAMOUS VICT. CARTOONIST Start Price GBP 19.50 Current Price GBP 19.50 Time Left - Bid Count 1 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 30, 2008 End Time Sunday, December 07, 2008 Location Bristol, Avon See more about 'RARE WATERCOLOUR BY CYNICUS MARTIN ANDERSON C.1890S?' Description       FRAMED RARE WATER COLOUR 'THE BAND OF HOPE'         BY 'CYNICUS' MARTIN ANDERSON C. 1890'S?  REF.3ITEM - A FRAMED GENUINE ORIGINAL RARE VICTORIAN WATERCOLOUR CARTOON DESIGN PROBABLY FOR A HUMOROUS POSTCARD              ARTIST - 'MARTIN ANDERSON' WHO USED THE PSEUDONYM  'CYNICUS' WAS A VICTORIAN ARTIST WHO BECAME FAMOUS FOR HIS CARTOONS AND POSTCARD DESIGNS - HIS TWO CLAIMS TO FAME ARE THAT HE WAS AN OUTSIDER WHO TOOK LONDON BY STORM IN THE EARLY 1880'S WITH HIS BRILLIANT SATIRICAL CARTOONS AND LATER AS A SUCCESSFUL DESIGNER OF THE 'VERY FIRST HUMOROUS POSTCARDS' - IN TAYPORT IN 1902 HE STARTED HIS OWN PUBLISHING CO. THAT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE START OF THE POSTCARD CRAZE [IN 1902 ALONE IT WAS ESTIMATED THAT 420 MILLION CARDS WERE POSTED IN BRITAIN  - FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING THIS ARTIST CAN BE FOUND ON VARIOUS INTERNET SITES                SIGNED  - SIGNED BY 'CYNICUS' IN THE LOWER LEFT CORNER [SEE PHOTOS]SUBJECT - 'THE BAND OF HOPE' - 6 GENTLEMEN FISHING  [THEY LOOK A HAPPY GROUP!!]             MEDIUM - WATERCOLOUR - THIS IS A GENUINE ORIGINAL OLD WATERCOLOUR AND NOT A PRINT OR COPY     AGE - ALTHOUGH I DO NOT KNOW THE PRECISE AGE OF THIS OLD WATERCOLOUR I AM ADVISED IT IS DATED AROUND C.1890'S               FRAME - THIS BLACK 'EBONISED' FRAME WHICH STILL RETAINS ITS VINTAGE GLASS WITH THE STRIATIONS AND IMPERFECTIONS THAT ARE TYPICAL OF OLD GLASS AND THE OLD WOOD BACK MEASURES  10 3/4"  X   8 3/4" AND SHOWS SOME EXPECTED AGE/USE RELATED WEAR BUT NO MAJOR DAMAGE - ON THE BACK OF THE FRAME IS A LABEL 'WOLVERHAMPTON PICTURE FRAMING CO.' [SEE PHOTOS]DIMENSIONS - THE VISIBLE WATER COLOUR MEASURES  8 3/4"  X   6 3/4"     WEIGHT - 550 GMS [UNPACKED]                                                 DESIGN/DETAILS - A RARE OLD GENUINE ORIGINAL WATERCOLOUR CARTOON PROBABLY THE ORIGINAL DESIGN FOR A HUMOROUS POSTCARD - IMPRESSED IN THE CARD/PAPER AT THE LOWER LEFT CORNER IS  'HAND PAINTED COPYRIGHT' [SEE PHOTOS]  -  THIS ITEM IS A MUST FOR THE POSTCARD COLLECTOR        CONDITION - I AM NOT SURE IF THE 'SPOTS' AROUND THE FIGURES IS 'FOXING' OR PART OF THE BACKGROUND - APART FROM THAT THIS RARE WATERCOLOUR IS IN FAIR/GOOD CONDITION FOR ITS AGE AND REMARKABLY THE COLOURS ARE STILL QUITE FRESH BRIGHT CRISP AND VIBRANTI HAVE TRIED TO SHOW AS MUCH DETAIL AS POSSIBLE IN THE PHOTOS - PLEASE STUDY THEM THIS IS A RARE AND COLLECTABLE GENUINE ORIGINAL OLD SIGNED WATERCOLOUR CARTOON BY A FAMOUS VICTORIAN ARTIST WHICH WILL ALSO BE OF INTEREST TO POSTCARD COLLECTORS  -  PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE ARE TWO OTHER ORIGINAL WATERCOLOURS BY THE SAME ARTIST AVAILABLE ON 'MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE'  THERE IS NO RESERVE ON THIS ITEM AND I AM STARTING WITH A REALISTIC PRICE - SO TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT DO NOT LEAVE YOUR BID TO THE LAST MINUTE AND MISS OUT ON THIS IF BIDDING FROM ABROAD - PLEASE ASK FOR ADDITIONAL POSTAGE COSTS BEFORE BIDDING - PLEASE NOTE THAT PAYPAL IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE METHOD OF PAYMENT FOR TRANSACTIONS OUTSIDE THE U.K. THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AND PLEASE VIEW MY OTHER ITEMS FOR SALE - KEEP A WATCH ON MY SITE AS I WILL BE LISTING MANY VARIED AND INTERESTING ITEMS ON A REGULAR BASIS                                Be sure to add me to your favourites list!         A LARGER IMAGE OF EACH PHOTO CAN BE VIEWED BY CLICKING ON 'LARGER PICTURE'   Place a Bid!