Philip & Charles France c.1740 three engraved portraits

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Philip & Charles France c.1740 three engraved portraits PHILIPPE DE FRANCE, DUC D'ORLEANS / CHARLES DE FRANCE, DUC DE BERRI / M. LE DUC (3 small engraved portraits on one sheet)Attractive original antique early 18th century engraved portrait of these French monarchs / nobles. Issued c. 1740's (?).Engraved images have been expertly mounted long ago to a backing sheet, but attached only along a thin strip of the print edge, leaving most of the engraved print paper exposed and visible from the back.Sheet size c. 4 7/8" W x 7 3/8" H. Image areas c. 2 7/8" W x 4 1/4" H. In VG condition. Some light gentle toning and small spotting. Otherwise remains attractive and worthy of display. [3511]Any defects along the sheet edges and in the margins may be seen in the photos. [ note : All old sheets of printed paper possibly have short edge splits. Each sheet has existed for a very long time and has probably been handled repeatedly in the course of it's existence. It has a history unique to it as an object. Most of the time any edge splits are short, minor, insignificant and have been closed- either long ago or more recently with small pieces of archival tape. Most often these splits are trivial and easy to overlook visually. Basically, they would not significantly affect the piece adversely.] The item is offered as seen. Please look carefully read more