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LOT #156
James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834-1903) "Savoy Pigeons" Lithograph
1896, printed butterfly signature only, “The Studio” blind stamp lower left margin, depicting a landscape with pigeons in the foreground; together with Henri Fantin-Latour “La Source dans les Bois” lithograph, 1897, unsigned, depicting a reclining female nude; each print matted and unframed; together with engraving assortment of (10) 19th century items having printed signatures only, including works by Victor Focillon, Karl von Seigl, Pierre-Lucien Favre Dujaric, Pierre Teyssonnieres, Friedrich Bottcher and Bronislaw Zaleski; depicting portraits, religious and mythological scenes, a landscape and genre scenes; all matted and unframed
Estimate: $150 - $300
Hammer Price: $150
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan from 1965-2000
Dimensions: Height: 11 1/8 inches, Width: 7 5/8 inches (Whistler sheet)
Condition: Very Good, Whistler sheet appears trimmed; crease lower right; discoloration at edges; Fantin-Latour having creases lower corners; pencil inscriptions to margins and reverse; discoloration to mats not affecting artworks; some engravings having discoloration at edges; foxing to margins; binding residue to left margins; tears at edges
Disclaimers: please note: this lot came from a house that had been closed for some time and a musty odor may be present
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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%)