American & Southern | September 11, 2025
Thu, Sep 11, 2025 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1268
Collection of Five Butterfly Illustrations
Estimate: $400 - $600
Sold for
$250
Sold Price excludes BP
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(American, 20th century)
Most being plate designs for Franklin Porcelain: Monarch butterfly, unsigned, colored pencil on tracing paper, image 4-3/4 x 4-3/4 in., sheet 12 x 12 in.; Western blue charaxes (Charaxes smaragdalis), signed lower center "Davis Meltzer" (American, 1930-2017), gouache on board, image 5 x 9 in., board 11 x 15-1/2 in.; three illustrations signed "Ian D. Loe" (British, born 1946): Goliath birdwing (Ornithoptera goliath), Blue morpho (Morpho menelaus); Owl butterflies (Brassolidae), all three watercolor on paper, images 10 x 10 in., sheets 15-1/4 x 14 in.; all matted and unframed
Provenance: Franklin Mint, Concordville, Pennsylvania; partial archive purchased 2019
Note: This lot is accompanied by Franklin Mint Art Archives inventory paperwork.
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Franklin Mint, Concordville, Pennsylvania; partial archive purchased 2019; N/A
toning, fading, creasing, "Monarch" hinged at top edge, "Charaxes" with remnants of old tape accretion upper edge, overlay sheet taped along upper edge, "Blue morpho" and "Goliath" loose with remnants of old adhesive
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