Pair of Framed Lille Prints After L. RobinGilt Frames with Fabric Mounts — France, 20th Century

DETAILS:
Size: each — 29.5 × 20.5 × 1.5 cm (11.6 × 8.1 × 0.6 in)
Material: gilt wood frames; fabric mounts; paper prints
Style/Period: French, 20th century — after L. Robin
Shipping: professionally packed, fully insured, worldwide
Condition: good; surface wear to frames and mounts as photographed; prints legible and undamaged
Returns: accepted within 30 days

The view print occupies a small but persistent corner of French decorative culture — sepia or brown-ink renderings of a city's landmark buildings, courtyards, and street corners, made for travellers and residents alike who wanted a considered image of a place rather than a photograph. Lille, with its Flemish-influenced architecture and its distinctive courtyards and towers, was a favoured subject for this kind of print throughout the twentieth century, and framed pairs were traditionally hung together to give a corridor or a study a sense of a specific, named place rather than generic ornament.

This pair is French, twentieth century, two views of Lille after L. Robin, each presented in a gilt wood frame with a fabric mount surrounding the image. One print depicts La Cour de la Vieille Bourse, Lille, with an arcaded courtyard and a central statue ; the other depicts Palais Rihour, Lille, with a Gothic corner tower rising above a street, the kind of medieval survival that Lille's old town is known for. Both are rendered in warm sepia tones, the linework fine and architecturally precise, the mark of a printmaker working from careful observation of the buildings rather than invention. The fabric mounts — a neutral taupe surrounding each image — are cut with notched corners, a decorative detail that frames the print within the frame, adding a further layer of presentation between the image and the gilt moulding.

Whoever hung these together before you kept the pair as a set across the decades — both frames matched in scale and finish, both prints legible and undamaged. The gilt frames and fabric mounts show surface wear consistent with age, as photographed. They are ready to hang together in a study, a hallway, or either side of a doorway.

They arrive professionally packed and fully insured. Maison Jaspers pays US tariffs and import duties. For other destinations, local import taxes and duties may apply and are payable by the recipient. Returns are accepted within 30 days.

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