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Fri, Apr 19, 2013 09:00AM EDT
Lot 140

Johann Conrad Gilbert (Southeastern Pennsylvania,a

Estimate: $4,000 - $6,000
Sold for
$4,266
Sold Price includes BP

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
$200,000 $20,000
$500,000 $50,000
Johann Conrad Gilbert (Southeastern Pennsylvania, late 18th/early 19th c.), watercolor and ink on paper taufschein, done for Johan Peter Frack, 1791, Dauphin County, with red and black script flanked by colorful stylized red, green, and yellow male angels, surmounted by a red and green stylized crown, 8 1/2" x 13". For a similar example, see Pennsylvania German Fraktur of the Free Library of Philadelphia, plate 75.

Condition

Some foxing and stains. Small losses along center fold line. 2" x 1" patch to bottom edge. Some fading of script. Not examined out of frame.

See printed catalog.