Collection of paper antiques/family register boxes, 19th century, 3 pieces, with numerous handwritten entries, some with strands of hair, decorated with wafers, one box with mostly blank pages. Varying conditions, signs of age and wear, creases, stains.
PROVENANCE: Wiebke Behning Collection.
NOTE: The Wiebke Behning Collection – A small album of oblates from her husband's childhood grew into a significant collection. Wiebke Behning became an expert in chromolithographs, embossed folding cards and luxurious paper works. Over the years, she deepened her knowledge of the history of glossy pictures and poetry albums from the late 19th to early 20th centuries in the ‘Bild Druck Papier’ working group. Her collection includes artistically designed family register boxes, scrapbooks and poetry albums with detailed embossing and silk appliqués. She made these works accessible to a wide audience in numerous exhibitions, inviting people to rediscover the delicacy and beauty of this paper art. ‘I just can't walk past something beautiful,’ she said, explaining her passion for collecting.