Six broadsides on Mermaids and Mermen | Six advertisements for assorted mermaid attractions
Auction Closed
October 28, 08:54 PM GMT
Estimate
1,500 - 2,500 USD
Lot Details
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Six broadsides on Mermaids and Mermen
The Mermaid or Syren now exhibited to the public ... 'Tis to be seen at The Queen's Head ... in the Strand. [London, ca. 1764] — The Mermaid. After the Model from Nature in the Collection at the Centenary Exhibition. London: L. Gahagan, 1814 — Exhibition of the Merman; 174, Picadilly. [London: N.p., ca. 1824] — A Real Mermaid and Merman! Caught Alive. Lambeth: Turner & Harrison, [ca. 1855] — Come and see the Mermaids ... They can be seen only at the Grand Hotel. [N.p., N.d.] — A Wonderful Girl ... M'lle Vivienne Lubin, the Wonderful Girl-Fish ... [N.p., N.d.]
Together five printed handbills and one engraving, various sizes (largest: 375 x 240 mm). Several with woodcut or engraved vignettes, one hand-colored; various conditions, old folds, some soiling and light wear, a few laid down.
"Come and see the Mermaids!"
Group lots not subject to return.
Condition as described in catalogue entry.
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