(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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