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Day 2: American, Southern & European Decorative Arts

Sat, Jan 28, 2017 09:00AM EST - Mon, Jan 30, 2017 09:00AM EST
Lot 359

Two Hand-Drawn 19th Century Tennessee

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
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$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
Maps by Anne S. Wetherell, most likely drawn as a schoolgirl exercise, both are hand-colored outline on paper: one signed verso "A. S. Wetherell/April 1, 1830” with notes from instructor “Bad branches to rivers./Bad mountains./Bad crofsing[sic] of letters./I do not love to see good scholars so carelefs[sic]/10 hits.?”, 8-3/4 x 12 in. (sight); one signed verso “Anne S. Wetherell”, with notes from instructor “30 hits(?)”, 8-3/4 x 11-1/2 in. (sight); with matching gilt wood frames. Condition: both good condition; not examined out of frame. Provenance: Deanne Levison; Collection of Anne McPherson and the Late John Bivins, Jr.

Condition

both good condition; not examined out of frame