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Premier Auction - Session II

Sat, Sep 17, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 1170

Eight Rare Engravings of Revolutionary War Heros

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

(Dutch, 18th century)

Portraits of American Revolutionary War figures from Geschichte der kriege in und ausser Europa / Christoph Heinrich Korn. Nrnberg : G.N. Raspe, 1776-84, including Dr. Beniamin [Benjamin] Franklin..; Commodore Hopkins; Major General John Sullivan; George Washington Esq.; Charles Lee Esq; Israel Putnum, David Wooster Esq.; Der Americanische Gener Arnold; engravings, sight 6-5/8 x 4 in.; 8-1/4 x 5-1/2 in.; matching black painted print frames, 8-1/2 x 5-3/4 in.

Provenance: A du Pont Family Collection

Condition

some with varying degrees of foxing, one examined out of frame, taped tacked to mount; frames with abrasions