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Fri, Oct 22, 2021 09:00AM EDT
Lot 46

James McBey

Estimate: $100 - $200

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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

(Scottish, 1883-1959)

Three Lebanon and Syria related etchings; Hermon Cavalry Moving on Damascus, 1921, XLVI, signed lower right, ?James McBey?, plate 9 x 14-7/8; Phoenician Coast, 1934, IX, signed lower right, ?McBey?, plate 8-1/2 x 12-3/8 in.; Ras-El-Ain, 1918, XV, signed lower right, ?James McBey?, plate 7-7/8 x 12-7/8 in.

Provenance: Collection of artist Martin Hardie; Craddock and Barnard London (Phoenician Coast, Ras-El-Ain); Private Collection, Charlottesville, Virginia

Condition

hinged in, light toning, handling grime, pencil inscriptions in margins, "Phoenician Coast" with ink smudges at corner, uneven trim at bottom, "Ras" with light foxing, "Cavalry" with darker toning, loss to lower left corner