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About George Baxter . com
Here at Georgebaxter.com we aim to give a general insight into the life of George Baxter on our ‘About the Printers’ page, along with information about some his licencees who worked his process. Our ‘Baxter Gallery’ shows examples of prints that he produced and other interesting images. Statement of genuineness - All our items are thoroughly checked for authenticity. We will stand on our description without any time limit. This way you can feel 100% confident about all items purchased from this site. Back to top. To request further information – We enjoy conversing with our customers, if you have any questions regarding this site, Baxter prints or Victorian Colour printing in general, feel free to email us. Back to top. How to Order - After viewing the stock item, press the 'Add' button. This will take you to the shopping cart, by pressing 'Add More' you can return to view more items. Press ‘View’ from the stock page at any time to see the contents of your shopping cart. When you have finished press 'Check Out', complete the Order form and press 'Continue’ to place your order. NO PAYMENT IS MADE AT THIS STAGE, NO CREDIT CARD NUMBERS ARE REQUESTED. We will check that the item is still available and email back with total cost including postage and packing and details of payment options. Back to top. Payment – For UK Buyers we prefer payment by cheque in GB£ or payment direct to our bankers. Alternatively we can accept secure on-line credit card payments via paypal. It is very easy to open an account if you haven’t used them before, details can be found on https://www.paypal.com Ask them to pay sales@georgebaxter.com and they will debit your credit card, which also gives you added security. For overseas clients we can accept Money Orders in Sterling or via Paypal, as described above. Paypal also take care of the currency conversion by paying us in Sterling and debiting your card in your own currency. If you have any queries feel free to ask. We always find a way to accept payment!!
Returns policy - If any item fails to live up to your expectations we will reimburse the full cost of the item, excluding postage and packing. All we request is that you advise us within 24 hours of receipt and return the items securely packaged in the 'as sent' condition by special delivery within 7 days. Back to top. Postage and Packing - All unframed prints are securely packed between two stiff boards. Framed items are bubble wrapped before packing. Glass is taped in case of accidental breakage. Glass can be removed upon client request, which is strongly recommended especially on larger items. Georgebaxter.com cannot be held responsible for breakage of glass in transit and any resultant damage to the print. We never charge a handling fee and in the majority of cases we do not charge for packing materials. We do actively try to re-cycle packing materials as much as possible. All postal charges are at cost, insurance is available if requested. Full packing and postal charges will be advised by return when an order is placed. Feel free to email for a postal quotation before order if required. Back to top. Notes on Condition - Georgebaxter.com has many years experience with Baxter Prints and as such can accurately and truthfully describe our prints condition. Baxter Prints and prints by his process fade very quickly when exposed to direct sunlight. All print and paper items naturally absorb moisture and also acid - from the air, mounts and backing boards. This will have the effect of browning or foxing, round spots on the image or mount. Illustrations from books, especially the cheaper end of the market, could have reacted badly with the cheap acidic paper used for the facing title pages and as such prints from these books are virtually impossible to find without some foxing. When you consider that some of Baxter's prints are now over 170 years old it is not surprising that prints in excellent condition are very hard to find. Even the best prints usually have some minor imperfections, the odd foxing spot or slight loss of colour. All our prints are photographed under daylight bulbs, to get the truest colour and are never digitally enhanced. We endeavour to be as accurate as possible in our descriptions and aim to adhere to the following guidelines: Excellent - As near pristine condition as you can get. Minimal if any fading, only the odd unobtrusive fox spot. Very Good - Minor fading but still good bright colours minor fox spots, usually noted. Good - Slight loss of overall colour some foxing, minor damage, usually noted. Average - Noticeable loss of colour but still a worthwhile presentable example, more major foxing, usually noted. Fair - Can only be described as an 'example' of the print, notable loss of colour, overall staining or bad foxing to the print. We still have prints of this nature on the site as we feel some collectors will want to 'fill the gaps' but these will be priced accordingly. Back to top. Explanation of terms used on this web Back to top. |
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Baxter Print - Prints from the original plates and presses of George Baxter. Le Blond Print - Prints from the original plates and presses of Abraham Le Blond, Le Blond & Co London. They produced some 125 original designs including 32 highly collectable oval prints. They purchased a licence from Baxter to use his method of printing which came with some unknown degree of training. Le Blond-Baxter - A print from Baxter's plates but printed by Le Blond who purchased many of Baxter's plates after his retirement. For commercial reasons Le Blond omitted some of the colour blocks. They are generally not quite to Baxter's high standards yet some do equal Baxter showing that Le Blond had, arguably, as much ability as Baxter. His set of 32 ovals confirms this. Le Blond printed from approximately 60-70 of Baxter's plates, the majority of which he signed. During the late 1890's through to the 1920's a vast majority of these Le Blond-Baxters had their signatures removed by trimming a small portion from the bottom of the print. Presumably this was to enable them to be passed off as Baxter's own work. A signed version is now somewhat of a rarity and many Le Blond-Baxters are still unwittingly sold today as genuine Baxter Prints. Licencee - A print by one of the printers who purchased a 'licence' from Baxter during the period of his patent. They were Le Blond & Co, Kronheim & Co, Bradshaw & Blacklock, William Dickes, Joseph Mansell and Myers & Co. |
Red Seal Mount (RSM) – An original mount with a red or deep brown printed oval seal surmounted by a crown stating printed by George Baxter and including the title of the print. Various forms exist usually appearing in the bottom left hand corner of the mount to which the Baxter print is mounted
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Stamped Mount (SM) – An original mount with an embossed oval seal surmounted by a crown stating printed by George Baxter with separate embossed title of the print underneath. Various forms exist usually appearing at the bottom left hand corner of the mount to which the Baxter print is mounted or under the centre of the print. Examples of prints exist with a fake embossed seal, with or without print titles. They have been seen together with 'modern' mechanical and photographically produced Baxter Prints faked during the 1920's. Also on Le Blond prints especially his needle box prints
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Blue Line Mount (BLM) – An original mount with a plain blue line drawn around the edge of the print. Baxter noticed that many people were removing his prints from the books in which they were issued to put into the family’s parlour scrapbook, a popular pastime in Victorian times. He then started to issue theses prints in this format specifically for that purpose.
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Pocket Book Lettering (PBL) - Many of Baxter's and Le Blond's prints were meant as illustrations for small pocket books or almanacs. Prints, which are the complete pages from these books, which still show the title and usually the printers name are referred to as PBL
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Music - A number of Baxter's prints were used as illustrations to the front sheet of music covers. These are quite rare, even rarer when complete with the actual music.
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| Signed - Refers to the printers name being an integral part of the print i.e. a signed Baxter will have something like 'Printed by George Baxter, Northampton Square' printed within the image usually somewhere along the bottom. Please be aware that there are some forgeries about with the 'signature' bottom right under the image. For more details please see our Fakes and Forgeries page. |
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CL No. - Refers to the print number allocated to it by Courtney-Lewis, the Baxter collector who wrote the first book and full catalogue of Baxter Prints in 1908. LB No. - Refers to the number allocated to the prints of Abraham Le Blond and used by Courtney-Lewis in his Le Blond Book of 1920. |
| Foxing - Brown marks or spots on the print or mount caused by natural acids or moisture. Unfortunately quite common in any old paper based item. |
