Voltigeurs de la Garde Impériale - Silbermann No.25

 Hello,

Today I'm showing you another Silbermann sheet. This time No. 25, featuring the Voltigeurs de la Garde.

From what I've observed, this is probably the only Silbermann sheet you can still find in large numbers today. These voltigeurs were first printed sometime between 1854 and 1857 and were produced until 1870. As always with Gustave Adolphe Henri Silbermann's figures, these are printed with oil paints, which makes them look much more vibrant (and therefore more valuable) than competing products (e.g., Wentzel or Pellerin) from this period.

As with many surviving printed Silbermann sheets, this one also has a subsequent advertising imprint on the back.

The figures are 10 cm high.

Best regards,

Andreas