Important Historic Americana | October 17, 2024
Thu, Oct 17, 2024 10:00AM EDT
Lot 1124
Rare and Important Mezzotint After John Verelst, Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, King of the Maquas
Estimate: $8,000 - $12,000
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| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Dutch/English, 1648-1734)
Jean (John) Simon, engraver, publisher, and "Printed for Bowles & Son at the Black Horse in Cornhill, London," 1710, sheet 14 x 10-1/4 in.; parcel gilt painted wood frame, 23-7/8 x 20 x 1-1/8 in.
Provenance: W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, purchased for $21,500 (accompanied by receipt, and with label verso); Private New England Collection
Note: The portrait this mezzotint is after is of a series of four titled Four Indian Kings which is currently held by the Public Archives of Canada. The sitter for this specific portrait, Sa Ga Yeath Qua Pieth Tow, was a Mohawk (Maqua) Chief of the Iroquois Confederacy. He was also a member of the Bear Clan, which is referenced in the piece by the bear cub standing at his side. On the trip during which the original work was painted, he was also baptized, taking the new name Peter Brant. The portrait is also of considerable anthropological significance, as Brant's elaborate tattoos are one of the best extant records of Native American tattoo work. Their significance, while not definitively known, presumably reflect his status as a chief and skill as a warrior.
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W. Graham Arader III, King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, purchased for $21,500 (accompanied by receipt, and with label verso); Private New England Collection
floated, trimmed to plate, edges reinforced with strips verso, restoration to tears and image with associated retouch, some chipping, light toning.
