Vintage Dark Fan Sponge Print – Antique Marine Wall Art, Unframed
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Printed to order · allow 3–5 working days before shipping
Unframed print · Printed & shipped locally in the UK, USA, EU & Australia
Vintage Dark Fan Sponge Print
A great rounded fan of sea sponge spreads out in a fine, lace-like web of dark brown and charcoal, gathering down to a sturdy little stem at its base. Every thread is finely engraved and softly hand-coloured in the manner of an 18th-century natural history plate, set on a warm ivory ground with elegant script lettering beneath.
Its bold, graphic silhouette makes this vintage sea sponge wall art a striking choice for bathrooms, hallways and studies, and a lovely anchor for a natural history gallery wall. The pressed edge around the image is a printed, digital design on flat paper – not a real embossed edge – but once framed it gives the look of a traditional pressed plate mark.
Why You'll Love This Print
Museum-quality giclée print – Crisp detail and rich, long-lasting colour from archival inks
Antique natural history plate – A faithful reproduction of a hand-coloured sea sponge engraving
Deep brown and charcoal – A rich, graphic palette on a warm ivory background
Warm white fine art paper – A matte, museum-quality paper that gives beautiful depth of colour
Portrait format – Available in sizes from 6" x 8" to 16" x 20", ready for a frame of your choice
Perfect For
Bathrooms, bedrooms and guest rooms
Living rooms, hallways and studies
Coastal, seaside and relaxed natural-style interiors
Natural history gallery walls alongside shell, coral and botanical prints
Rooms with warm neutrals, linen, rattan and natural textures
Bring a quiet touch of the sea into your home with this vintage dark fan sponge print – handmade to order and ready for your favourite frame.
Printed on luxury matt textured fine art paper with Giclée archival inks, for a beautiful depth of colour that resists fading.
- Paper
- 200gsm matt textured, off-white
- Inks
- Giclée archival, fade resistant
- Printed
- To order, by professional printers
- Arrives
- Rolled if over 8×10 inch, flat if smaller
- Ships
- Worldwide
This is an Unframed print
It's made to order by our print partner close to you, so there are no import charges in the UK, USA, EU or Australia.
Free shipping
- UK: spend £45+
- USA: spend $60+
- EU: spend £45+ (shown in euros at checkout)
- Ireland: spend €55+
- Australia: spend A$60+
- Canada and all other countries: shipping calculated at checkout
How long will it take?
Please allow 3–5 working days for printing before it ships. It then arrives in 5–10 days in the UK, EU, Ireland, USA and Australia.
Choose Standard or Express at checkout, where you'll also see your estimated delivery date. Express only speeds up the delivery itself; your print still needs to be made first.
Can I cancel or change my order?
Prints are sent to print automatically within 30 minutes of payment. If you spot an error, reply to your order email straight away and we'll try to help. Once printing has started, we can't cancel or change the order, including the delivery address.
Can I return it?
Each print is made to order at the print studio nearest to you, so we're unable to accept returns if you change your mind.
Damaged or not right?
Reply to your order confirmation email within 48 hours of delivery with photos of the print and the packaging (please keep the packaging), and we'll send a replacement or refund you.
Customers in the EU have a legal 14-day right to withdraw, starting from the day you receive your print. You can start it from your account or with our EU withdrawal form.
ALL UK ORDERS WILL BE PRINTED IN CM - please visit our sizing page below to see conversion. Please only buy frames in the cm size not inches.
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