Day 1: Fine Art & Decorative Works
Thu, Jul 16, 2015 05:00PM EDT - Fri, Jul 17, 2015 05:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 168
<em>Sketches from the Washington Races
Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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 |
in October 1840 by An Eye Witness
by C. N. Newdegate, Illustrator, no place (London), no date, circa 1840, three fine hand-colored lithographed plates in original printed wrappers, loose, as issued, three plates with rhyming captions, with African-American jockeys at the Charleston horse-racing track (1735-1900), 22 x 15 in.; housed in a custom made clamshell case with a morocco spine label, scattered foxing to the wrappers, each plate has some edge wear and creasing, Plate III being the cleanest, Plate I is also slightly soiled. Provenance: Atlanta, Georgia Collection
scattered foxing to the wrappers, each plate has some edge wear and creasing, Plate III being the cleanest, Plate I is also slightly soiled
