Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 569

Edward Lear

Estimate: $1,000 - $1,500

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(British, 1812-1888) Three ornithological prints and a book: Dalmation Pelican, 14-1/2 x 21-1/4 in. (sight), [slipped from mount]; Common Crane, 20 x 30-1/4 in. (sight); Common Heron, 20 x 13-1/4 in. (sight); Book by Edward Lear, [The Book of Nonsense], 31st edition, London: Frederick Warne and Co., 1896, signed in stone "E. Lear. Del.", hand-colored lithographs on wove paper, ; gilt wood frames,. Condition: light toning and foxing, book with wear, chipping and toning to pages, losses, broken binding; frames with abrasions. Provenance: Private Collection

Condition

light toning and foxing, book with wear, chipping and toning to pages, losses, broken binding; frames with abrasions