Italy (?), ca. 1800-1850. Folio sheet of wove paper, measuring over 35 x 44 cm. Loose, as issued.

A unique, finely coloured sheet of painted paper, or papier dominoté (French) or Buntpapier (German), probably meant as endpapers for folio-sized books, as it contains a repetitive illustration or pattern, based on repeating wood block printing, or rolled printing, occasionally finished by hand. Possibly the work of Remondini, a firm of print publishers based in Bassano del Grappa and active from the mid-17th century to 1860. The first and third, and the second and fourth horizontal band are near identical. The edges are uncut, as issued. Some marginal fraying, a weak, vertical fold in the centre; otherwise excellent: the printing strong and colourful.