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Thu, Mar 21, 2019 09:00AM EDT
Lot 360

Two Rare Washington, DC Related Prints

Estimate: $500 - $700

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

(19th century)

One, after George Beck (1748-1812)George Town and Federal City, or City of Washington, London and Philadelphia: Atkins & Nightingale, 1801, image 16-1/2 x 23 in.; one, after G. Cooke, Washington, D.C. 1825, 17-1/4 x 24-1/4 in. (sight), both hand-colored aquatints; black print frames, largest 26-1/8 x 32 in.

Provenance: Estate of General Raymond Eliot LeeNote:

See: https://museum.gwu.edu/georgetown

Condition

both with original text retained in part, toning, fading, trimmed from original sheets, "George Town" image glue tacked to backing, "Washington" laid down, not removed from frames; frames with abrasions