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Lot 686

Fr. Leonhard, Chandelier Artist(Southeastern Penns

Estimate: $500 - $1,000
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Fr. Leonhard, Chandelier Artist(Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1803-1827), ink and watercolor fraktur dated 1819 for Johannes Konig, with central script surrounded by potted flowers, trees, etc., 15" x 12". For similar examples, see Pennsylvania German Fraktur, vol. II by Weiser and Heaney, figs. 427 and 428.

Condition

Torn in two (across center). Old tape mark that held it together. Repair to left center. Some small border losses. Some foxing and stains. Signed lower right Frederick Leonhard 1819.