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AMERICANA & ENGLISH With Other Related Wares

Sat, Aug 5, 2017 11:00AM EDT - Sun, Aug 6, 2017 11:00AM EDT
Lot 209

AFTER WILLIAM HOGARTH (1697-1764): BEER STREET; AND GIN LANE

Estimate: $400 - $800
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$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
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$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Two etchings on wove paper, 1751. Both 15 1/2 x 13 in. (plate), 24 x 18 1/2 in. (sheet), both unframed. Note: Hogarth's Beer Street and Gin Lane were published as a pair as part of a campaign against the uncontrolled production and sale of cheap gin.,