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Fri, Apr 25, 2014 09:00AM EDT
Lot 204

Samuel Bentz (Mount Pleasant Artist, Pennsylvania,

Estimate: $3,000 - $5,000

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
Samuel Bentz (Mount Pleasant Artist, Pennsylvania, active 1792-1850), Lancaster County watercolor and ink on paper fraktur for Maria Anna Martin, dated 1833, with typical motifs including striped spheres on stylized plinths, a clock, tulip trees, and a figure in colorful red, yellow, green, and brown, 9 1/2" x 7 1/2". For a similar example, see the collection of Donald A. Shelley, Pook & Pook, Inc., October 2004, lot 95.

Condition

Stain in left middle in script and diamond area. Examined out of frame.

see printed catalog