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Americana & International - Session One

Thu, Oct 5, 2023 09:00AM EDT
Lot 338

Christian Strenge scherenschnitte

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$20,000
Sold Price includes BP

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Christian Strenge (Lancaster, Pennsylvania active 1787-1820), ink and watercolor fraktur scherenschnitte liebesbrief Valentine, with an outer edge of hearts surrounding potted flowers and tulip panels, in a period painted pine frame, 11 1/2" x 11 1/2". Similar examples are in the American Folk Art Museum and Winterthur Museum, Garden and Library. Exhibited at Franklin & Marshall, Christian Strenge Fraktur, September to December 1995. Provenance: The Collection of Mary Ann McIlnay, York, Pennsylvania.

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Condition

Light toning and foxing, minor abrasions to frame.

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