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A Midsummer's Evening

Fri, Jul 15, 2016 06:00PM EDT - Sat, Jul 16, 2016 06:00PM EDT
Lot 72

Fredrick L. Owen (1869-1959): Setting Sail

Estimate: $50 - $100
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Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$200 $50
$500 $100
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$30,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
Etching on laid paper, 1886, with margins, signed, titled and inscribed 'That splendor of fine bows which yet could stand / The shock of rollers never checked by land', an except from the poem Ships by John Masefield (1878-1967); together with After Rominer Lovewell (1853-1932): Harbour with Ferry, etching on laid paper, 1884, with margins. Setting Sail 13 1/4 x 10 1/4 in. (sight), 18 1/2 x 14 1/2 in. (frame) and Harbour 6 7/8 x 10 in. (plate), 11 5/8 x 13 5/8 in. (frame).