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Rare watercolor tunebook for Esther Gross, Johann Adam Eyer (1755-1837) Hilltown Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, 1789
Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description
- TUNEBOOK FOR ESTHER GROSS
- Watercolor and ink on paper, with paper binding
- 4 by 6 1/2 by 1/8 in. (closed)
- 1789
Watercolor and ink on paper, with paper binding
Inscribed on title page, ink: Give Jesus your/heart in joy and in pain/In life and in death,/This only is gain./This little singing tunebook belongs to / Esther Grossin / singing scholar in the Birken / seh School in Hiltown Townsh[ip]/ Bucks County Written/ the 4th December/A.D. 1789.
Inscribed on title page, ink: Give Jesus your/heart in joy and in pain/In life and in death,/This only is gain./This little singing tunebook belongs to / Esther Grossin / singing scholar in the Birken / seh School in Hiltown Townsh[ip]/ Bucks County Written/ the 4th December/A.D. 1789.
Provenance
James and Nancy Glazer, Philadelphia, 1979
Literature
American Radiance: The Ralph Esmerian Gift to the American Folk Art Museum, p. 207, fig. 177
Condition
In very good condition.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.