Auction 2209
Holiday Fine Art & Collectibles Auction - Day 1
By Worthington Galleries
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Nov 19, 2022
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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Day 1 of Worthington's Annual Holiday Auction includes fine art and collectibles from all major categories, including oil and watercolor paintings, rare etchings and engravings, bronze & stone Sculptures, antique furniture, porcelain & pottery, antique books & maps, and a large selection of rare ethnographic art and artifacts, including ancient, prehistoric, and pre-columbian (Chinese, Native American & Pre-Columbian) The ethnographic art comes from several important collections and estates, including the prominent private ethnographic collection from the Estate of Paul S. Hughey, all of which were previously on loan to the Mississippi Museum of Art and the large Reynolds collection of Prehistoric Native American Artifacts, Townsend, Tennessee. Day 2 of the auction is on November 26 at 10:00am.
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LOT 32:
Pair of 19th c. Hand-Colored Engravings
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Estimated price :
$300 - $400
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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Pair of 19th c. Hand-Colored Engravings
Pair of 19th c. Hand-Colored Documentary Engravings of Chinese Life by Reverend George N. Wright, drawn by Thomas Allom, Circa. 1843 1) "Dinner Party at a Mandarin's House" engraved by G. Paterson; and, 2) "Ladies of A Mandarin's Family At Cards" engraved by A. Wilmore.
These are 2 of 12 of the larger version of the documentary style engravings from the series called "China the Scenery Architecture and Social Habits of The Great Empire" by Reverend Wright, as drawn by Thomas Allom.
Each is custom matted and framed under glass. Approx. Size: Frame: 15" H x 18" W; Image: 8.5" H x 10.5" W. Each engraving is in excellent condition.
