- 4179
Currier & Ives (Publishers)
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 USD
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Description
- Currier & Ives (Publishers)
- Catching a Trout: "We hab you now, sar." (Gale 938)
- lithograph
- image: 460 by 647 mm 18 by 25 1/2 in
- sheet: 545 by 708 mm 21 3/8 by 27 7/8 in
Hand-colored lithograph with gum arabic, 1854, on wove paper, framed
Provenance
The Old Print Shop, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
The print is in good condition, with margins, the bottom sheet edge trimmed to the text. The sheet is toned with time-stain at extreme sheet edges. There is an approx. 1 inch long tear in the right margin and another smaller tear in the left. Two inconspicuous flattened creases and two damp stains in the lower margin. A few tiny fox marks in the margins and nicks along right sheet edge. (Two small pencil marks at the upper and lower center sheet edges.) The verso with surface soiling, hinge remnants, and two pencil annotations. (Also stamped 'Alfred Walker, Picture Frames, Looking Glasses, Artists' Materials, 153 Genesee Street, Utica, N.Y.' in blue on the verso.)
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.
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.