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The English Interior

Thu, Sep 3, 2020 11:00AM EDT
Lot 280

Group of Ephemera Relating to the Crystal Palace

Estimate: $200 - $300
Sold for

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

Comprising:

Drew, William A., Glimpses and Gatherings in London and the Great Exhibition

Peter Berlyn & Tom Fowler, The Crystal Palace: Its Architectural History and Constructive Marvels 

Pickering, William, Mr. Peabody's Parting Dinner to the Americans Connected with the Great Exhibition

Read & Co., Publishers: The New Crystal Palace at Sydenham, lithograph in black with hand-coloring, 1853

Two transferware platters

A transferware plate

A transferware vegetable dish

A transferware saucer dish

A transferware pitcher, printed mark JR & G 

The lithograph 10 x 19 1/2 in. (sight), 15 x 24 1/2 in. (frame), the larger platter 13 1/2 in. wide, (10 pcs).

Condition

The lithograph with staining and foxing. Some creasing at the bottom sheet edge. Not examined out of frame. The books with wear, foxing and some fading, one with detached binding. The transferware with minor wear, crazing and some stains. The saucer dish and platter with greater staining, the platter also with a crack. The vegetable lacking cover.Not withstanding this report or any discussion concerning condition of a lot, all lots are offered and sold "as is" in accordance with our conditions of sale.