Antique Brittan Animal Cards - Set of Four turned wood cylinder box ) masks at the estate

) masks at the estate sale of a gallerist and incredible collector

and then a turned and threaded handle

Each panel measures 17 1/2" x 15 1/4"

and a reminder to take pause and replenish before flying off

Antique Brittan Animal Cards - Set of Four turned wood cylinder box ) masks at the estateThis is a wonderful set of 4 lithograph cards, each featuring one animal with information about it on back. I believe these were produced in the 1880s, and represent the work of a few different artists, including Charles Edward Brittan (1837 1888), an English painter and illustrator known for animals and landscapes, and William Dickes (1815 1892), an English illustrator, engraver, printmaker and lithographer. This set of four includes the Brown Bear,