Clare Leighton "Ship Building" Signed and Numbered Vintage Wood Engraving sculpted armadillo This is lovely vintage slide

This is lovely vintage slide top box with dovetailed corners and a reddish stain

Really terrific

Each plate measures 8

in great condition with a nice warm patina

Clare Leighton "Ship Building" Signed and Numbered Vintage Wood Engraving sculpted armadillo This is lovely vintage slideThis is a striking signed and numbered wood engraving printed in black ink on cream paper by renowned printmaker Clare Leighton (1899 1989). Titled "Ship Building," I know it was created in 1948 as it features in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago. Indeed, the Art Institute owns Leighton's full series of twelve "New England Industries" prints, of which this is one; others which perfectly exemplify Leighton's lifelong interest in the