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Lot 37
Sale 5980 - American Furniture, Folk and Decorative Arts
Nov 15, 2022
7:00AM ET
Live / Philadelphia
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Estimate
$2,500 -
4,000
Price Realized
$3,150
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
Two works: George Washington at the Altar of Liberty copperplate printed handkerchief and "The Effect of Principle" copperplate printed handkerchief The first, printed by Charles Gray or Colin Gillespie (Scottish), circa 1819, the second, Germantown Printing Co., PA, circa 1806
The George Washington at the Altar of Liberty handkerchief, sepia on white cotton, possibly printed by Charles Gray or Colin Gillespie in Glasgow, Scotland after a drawing by Charles Buxton (1768-1833) and Gilbert Stuart (1755-1828) and engraving by Cornelius Tiebout (American, 1777-1832), in 1783; "The Effect of Principle/ Behold the Man" handkerchief, brown on white cotton; both framed.
25 1/4 in. x 17 1/2 in. (larger, sight), 11 in. x 11 1/2 in. (smaller)