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Fri, May 11, 2007 06:00PM EDT
Lot 278

Southeastern Pennsylvania ink and watercolor lover

Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Sold for
$2,340
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
Southeastern Pennsylvania ink and watercolor lover's knot dated 1833, an early label verso reads "Jonathan Helffenstein February 1833", 6 1/2" x 6 1/2". A nearly identical example is illustrated in Moyer, Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Coll., fig. 6-5.

Condition

Fold creases. Sporadic discoloration. Not examined out of frame.