11-04-200611-05-2006
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsBoston MA
2337Boston
November 4, 2006 03:00 PMCalender
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Alphabet Painted Wooden Panel

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$5,875$5,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2337Location: BostonDate / Time: November 04, 2006 3:00PM

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

Keywords

Eric Gill, United Kingdom, sculptor , graphic artist, and type designer, Nations building, son-in-law, League of Nations