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The Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Paul Flack

Sat, Oct 27, 2012 09:00AM EDT
Lot 261

Pennsylvania Schwenkfelder watercolor and ink on p

Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for
$770.25
Sold Price includes BP

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Pennsylvania Schwenkfelder watercolor and ink on paper fraktur birth record, dated 1795, attributed to Abraham Seibert, inscribed John Fader, Oberhannober Taunship, Montgomery County, the central cartouche with script and a snake surrounded by tulips and hearts, 8" x 13 1/4". For a similar example, see Moyer, Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library, pg. 237.

Condition

Contemporary frame. Repair to black columns. Repairs to green/black areas of tulips and leaves, a couple small tears. Writing verso shows through front. Repair to top edge.