Two pairs of English hand-colored engraved wallpaper panels mid-18th century

uncut sheets of laid paper, without watermark, some with the wallpaper Duty Stamp marked on the back, colored with watercolors and depicting a birdcage and musical attributes, within a wooden frame.

Edric van Vredenburgh, London

Winter Antiques Show, January 18-27, 2008, New York

Minor foxing to the paper with some wear and undulations to do exposure to humidity. In otherwise good condition.
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The wallpaper Duty Stamp bears the number 3 which identified the excise officer; duty was paid at 1 1/2 d. per sheet.