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Fri, Apr 19, 2013 09:00AM EDT
Lot 4

Henry Young (Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 181

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$18,960
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$500 $50
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$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
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$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Henry Young (Southeastern Pennsylvania, active 1817-1861), watercolor and ink on paper birth certificate, done for Elizabeth Buck, 1827, Lycoming County, the upper script flanked by red and blue stars, over birds perched on tulip stems and the profile of a woman wearing a yellow dress holding a bouquet of flowers, all in red, blue, pink, and yellow, 10 1/2" x 7 1/4". For a similar example, see the Shelley collection, Lot 8, October 2004, Pook & Pook, Inc.

Condition

A few small stains/light foxing and one small smudged area. Overall very nice condition. Provenance: Lots 1-155, the Collection of Jack & Mary Louise Krumrine, Philadelphia, PA.

See printed catalog.