Charles Tunnicliffe Bird Prints Set 4 Framed Wood Engraving Picturecraft of Holt
£145.00
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Charles Tunnicliffe Bird Prints Set 4 Framed Wood Engraving Picturecraft of Holt
£145.00
Item Overview
- Type: Framed Fine Art Wood Engraving Prints / Book Plates
- Designer / Artist: Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe O.B.E., R.A. (1901–1979)
- Brand: Official Charles Tunnicliffe Illustration Series
- Manufacturer: Picturecraft of Holt (Bespoke Fine Art Framing Specialists, North Norfolk)
- MPN: Does Not Apply
- Place of Origin: Holt, Norfolk, Great Britain (Framed in Lees Yard, UK)
- Style: 20th Century British Ornithological Art / North Norfolk Gallery Presentation
- Colour: Monochromatic Indigo / Cobalt Blue Ink on Soft Cream Vellum Ground
- Design Era: Mid-20th Century Originals (Framed c. 1970s–1980s Gallery Release)
- Material: Fine Matte Paper, Multi-Stitched Solid Timber Moulding, Card Mount Board, Professional Picture Glass
- Set Includes: Four (4) Uniformly Framed Complementary Tunnicliffe Bird Studies
- Features: Original Picturecraft Label, Glazed Protection, Double-Bevel Powder Blue Inner Matting, Heavy-Gauge Hanging Assemblies
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition
- Size & Capacity: Each individual frame measures 11.5 inches (approx. 29.2 cm) in height by 8.5 inches (approx. 21.6 cm) in width. Total collective display run spans over 34 inches (86cm) linear.
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: The underlying wood engravings date to the mid-20th century (c. 1930s–1950s), while this specific gallery framing presentation dates to the 1970s or early 1980s. The classic typography format on the vintage "Picturecraft of Holt - Picture Framing Specialists" labels, referencing their twin historic sites at Lees Yard and The Shirehall, serves as a definitive diagnostic signature for this renowned East Anglian workshop from that period.
- Historical Note: Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe, OBE, RA, was an internationally renowned master painter of British birds and rural wildlife. Famed for his absolute anatomical precision and refusal to anthropomorphise his subjects, he worked extensively in scraperboard and wood engraving—a medium that forced immense detail into dense, lined relief. This set of four features iconic native bird studies captured gracefully amid natural plum blossoms, foliage, and brambles. This uniform series was professionally framed and mounted by Picturecraft of Holt, a multi-generational Norfolk firm established in 1968 whose gallery famously hosted L.S. Lowry in 1973, adding exceptional regional art heritage to these fine works.
Description
An exquisite gallery installation for serious collectors of Twentieth-Century British art, this authentic set of four framed prints by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe brings a commanding sense of heritage and natural beauty to the home. Executed in a striking monochromatic format, the compositions reveal Tunnicliffe's legendary graphic skill, using fine, multi-layered lines of rich cobalt and deep indigo ink to map the dense feathers, delicate talons, and natural foliage. Beautifully suspended inside pale sky-blue mount boards, these prints are cleanly housed in natural grain timber frames that bear the historic gallery labels on the reverse.
An exquisite gallery installation for serious collectors of Twentieth-Century British art, this authentic set of four framed prints by Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe brings a commanding sense of heritage and natural beauty to the home. Executed in a striking monochromatic format, the compositions reveal Tunnicliffe's legendary graphic skill, using fine, multi-layered lines of rich cobalt and deep indigo ink to map the dense feathers, delicate talons, and natural foliage. Beautifully suspended inside pale sky-blue mount boards, these prints are cleanly housed in natural grain timber frames that bear the historic gallery labels on the reverse.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Authentic Tunnicliffe Heritage: Showcases the unmistakable, clinically accurate rendering of British avian species that earned Tunnicliffe his Royal Academy status.
- Bespoke Norfolk Framing Guild: Hand-mounted and sealed by Picturecraft of Holt, North Norfolk's premier gallery framework specialists, ensuring premium archival preservation.
- Archival Double Matting: Features highly protective, acid-free pale blue double matting that prevents the vintage paper surfaces from ever touching the protective display glass.
Condition Report
This complete collection of Tunnicliffe works is in exceptional vintage condition, boasting museum-grade domestic preservation. The internal paper grounds remain perfectly flat, bright, and completely free from foxing, humidity stains, light fading, or edge rippling. The natural timber frames are structurally solid, retaining square corner joins with no major impact gouges, splits, or finish degradation. The interior display glass is crystal clear on all four panels. On the reverse, the original Picturecraft gallery backing labels are beautifully preserved, the tape seals remain firm, and the hanging assemblies are fully secure. Please review the detailed multi-angle gallery photos to confirm the surface finish and verify the physical scale.
This complete collection of Tunnicliffe works is in exceptional vintage condition, boasting museum-grade domestic preservation. The internal paper grounds remain perfectly flat, bright, and completely free from foxing, humidity stains, light fading, or edge rippling. The natural timber frames are structurally solid, retaining square corner joins with no major impact gouges, splits, or finish degradation. The interior display glass is crystal clear on all four panels. On the reverse, the original Picturecraft gallery backing labels are beautifully preserved, the tape seals remain firm, and the hanging assemblies are fully secure. Please review the detailed multi-angle gallery photos to confirm the surface finish and verify the physical scale.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: Each frame is individually wrapped in heavy-duty bubble lining, layered with protective cardboard dividers, and nested tightly inside a double-walled shipping carton wrapped in impact-absorbing void-fill to prevent any glass movement during transit.
- Dispatch: Order before 12:00pm and we ship same day.
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