Alphabet Painted Wooden Panel

Description:

Alphabet Painted Wooden Panel, attributed to Eric Gill (1882-1940),England, rectangular panel with cream colored lettering and numerals on a black ground, (panel split),25 1/4 x 11 in.

Note: Eric Gill was a sculptor, graphic artist, and type designer. His accomplishments include designing book covers and fonts for several publishers, with his son-in-law, founding his own hand-press that printed luxury bibliophile editions, designing a postage stamp, being named Royal Designer for Industry in 1936, and producing stone tablets for the League of Nations building in Geneva.
Estimate $300-500

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