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LOT #529
19th Century British and American Political Engravings
(2) items including “The First Reading of the Emancipation Proclamation Before the Cabinet”, plate signed “A. H. Ritchie” lower right, depicting Lincoln with (7) politicians; as well as “Washington Irving And His Literary Friends at Sunnyside”, plate dated 1864 and published by Irving Publishing Company of New York depicting Irving with (14) associates; both behind glass in wood frames
Estimate: $150 - $300
Hammer Price: $200
Dimensions: Height: 24 1/2 inches, Width: 35 1/2 inches (sight, Emancipation (largest)); Frame Height: 30 3/4 inches, Frame Width: 41 3/4 inches
Condition: Good, overall light to moderate wear consistent with age and medium; Emancipation scene having multiple areas of pigment loss, center, upper right and lower right quadrants, waviness to paper overall, toning throughout; Irving scene having multiple blotches and lines of discoloration, lower left and lower right quadrants and lower left and lower right margins, Irving having tears along upper edge
Disclaimers: not examined outside of frames
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Sales Tax: California (7.250%), Florida (6.000%), Georgia (8.500%), Kansas (6.500%), New Jersey (6.625%), New Mexico (5.125%), New York (8.875%), Pennsylvania (6.000%), Washington (10.500%)