Fractur bookplate, Style 2 in a 1733 New Testament - $25
I have long had an interest in fraktur and have been doing fraktur type decoration on various objects, but I recently decided to try my hand at real fraktur documents I started with bookmarks and bookplates as I needed something appropriate for my hand bound, leather covered 1733 New Testament from the Bible Man. I am now also doing birth certificates(Geburts Schein) and house blessings (Haus Segen).
Fracktur bookmark of bird and flower in 1733 New Testament
The bookmarks are all hand drawn, hand inked, and hand colored, on 3″x5″ cold press watercolor paper. They are little works of German folk art. Each handmade bookmark is $25-$30. If you would like one of the bookmarks framed, I can put it in a nice cherry finish frame for an extra $35.
Some of my bookmark designs are shown below. You can request one of these or another theme of your choosing. Since these are all hand painted one at a time, no two are going to be exactly alike. You should allow a week or two for delivery.
Six point star bookmark - $25
Eight point star bookmark - $25
Twelve point star bookmark - $25
Flowers and Urn bookmark - $30
Bird and Flower bookmark - $30
Bookplates are on 3″x5″ acid-free parchment calligraphy paper. You can get a hand drawn, hand inked and hand colored bookplate for $50. A hand colored print of one of the samples below with your name can be had for $25. The hand colored prints are on the same paper as the all hand made bookplates. As with the bookmarks, allow a week or two for me to get your bookplates done and out to you. The two styles of bookplates that I currently offer are shown below.
Bookplate Style 1 - $25
Bookplate Style 2 - $25
Below are the original, all hand made, Geburts Schein Style 1, a hand lettered and hand colored print of Geburts Schein Style 1, and a the original, all hand made, Haus Segen Style 2. These designs are available printed on heavy weight(at least 60lb), 8.5″x11″(approximately), acid-free paper, hand lettered and hand colored. I will inscribe your’s or your loved one’s birth record on the Geburts Schein, and I can inscribe the Haus Segen with any text that will fit. Both hand lettered and hand colored prints are $75 plus shipping. This does not include the frame which is a separate charge. The hand coloring and lettering will vary slightly from one document to another. No two of even the same design are going to be exactly alike.
I addition to the hand lettered and hand colored prints, I can produce an original design; hand drawn, hand inked, hand lettered, and hand colored in any type or style you like. I can even age the document for you. A completely original, hand drawn, inked, aged, and colored Geburts Schein or Haus Segen similar to the ones shown below will start at around $400.
Shipping, packaging and insurance on all paper items are $5. Virginia residents must pay 5% sale tax.
All hand made original of Geburts Schein Style 1 with all hand made and hand painted frame
Hand lettered and hand colored print ($75) of Geburts Schein Style 1
All original, hand made, Haus Segen Style 2. Hand lettered & colored prints available for $75.
In order for any fraktur to be complete, it really should be appropriately framed in a simple painted wood frame. I can custom frame any fraktur in a complementary hand made and hand painted frame for $75. The actual type of frame and type of paint decoration will vary some in order to complement the work it is framing. However the frame designs and faux paint finishes will be true to antique 18th and 19th century fraktur frames. The shipping and insurance on framed fraktur will be $20.
