J. F. Vandereecken Père trade card

Original object type: Artefact
Title: J. F. Vandereecken Père trade card
Description:
Highly pictorial 19th century chromolithographed trade card of J. F. Vandereecken Père with crosshatched black ink oval portrait of seated figure, assumed to be trader, in elaborate gold, green, blue and red frame. Birds, flowers and berries surround frame. Trader details in a variety of typefaces with decorative flourishes. Enamelled card or carte porcelaine.
French transcription: J. F. VANDEREECKEN PÈRE PRISEUR JURÉ De Meubles, Bijoux, Or & Argent. DEPUS L'AN 1792. Lith de G. Jacqmain, Gand.
English translation: J. F. VANDEREECKEN SWORN AUCTIONEER of furniture, jewellery, gold and silver. SINCE 1792. Lithography by G. Jacqmain, Ghent.
Date range: 1840-1865
Date: 1852