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Fri, Feb 7, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 361

Large Collection of Prints in Black Portfolio

Estimate: $300 - $500

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$3,000 $250
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$10,000 $1,000
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Total of approximately 107: of note: four figural color wood blocks, signed "Seppo Mattinen" (b.1930), circa 1964; Japanese woodblock of a Samurai; abstract color etching signed "Eglan 66"; three mezzotint portraits (one framed); 16 engravings of British castles; four hand colored lithographs of birds, Gould & Richter or Hart; along with a large group of approximately 76 engravings, bookplates, reproduction prints, in a black art portfolio, largest print 27 x 18-1/2, Provenance: Edwards Living Estate, Hendersonville, North Carolina

Condition

"Seppo" and Japanese woodblock print in good condition, others with various condition issues including toning, foxing, tears, chipping, three of four engravings are laid down
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