Old Cock Hotel, Oak Fireplace, Halifax, UK, 1881, Original Plan. John Leyland.

A Beautifully Detailed, Original Plan of a Design for the Oak Fireplace of the Old Cock Hotel in Halifax, United Kingdom. HAND-COLORED.  John Leyland, Architect.  From the American Architect and Building News, April 8, 1881.

This picture is extremely hard to find, as the American Architect and Building News not only had a very small circulation during that time, but very few were actually preserved or colored as this has been.  It measures 12 by 8.75 inches.  Has a mat border and foam core backing (not attached to the picture).  The whole plan measures 16 by 12 inches (with mat border).  Finely detailed and beautifully hand-colored.  Shrink wrapped.

Plan is in VG+ condition with very light browning and some minor crinkling.

This is a highly unusual, scarce item. See our other auctions for more hand-colored original plans.