Lot 814
  • 814

WATERCOLOR FAMILY RECORD OF THE HOLMES AND STANTON FAMILIES, ANONYMOUS, PENNSYLVANIA, 1804

Estimate
4,500 - 6,500 USD
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Description

  • paper
  • Height of the largest 15 1/2 in.
Together with a pair of watercolor birth announcements for Simeon and Susanna Brown. 3 pieces.

Provenance

The first: Sotheby Parke Bernet Inc., New York, Important Frakturs, Embroidered Pictures, Theorem Paintings and Cutwork Pictures from the Collection of Edgar William and Bernice Chrysler Garbisch, January 23, 1974, sale 3595, lot 138.

Condition

A. The paper and ink have faded. Discoloration overall. B. and C. Both are discolored. Some abrasions on the upper left corner of Simeon's watercolor.
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