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LOT #165
Columbian Exposition and Chicago Print Assortment
Including a lithographic exhibition poster after Joan Miro (Spanish, 1893-1983), printed signature lower right, matted and framed without glass; an engraving after Theodore Davis (American, 1840-1894) “A Birdseye View of Chicago as it was Before the Great Fire” 1871, unsigned, pulled from Harper’s Weekly, matted and framed under glass; an assortment of unframed prints and photographs of architectural subjects, mainly of Chicago and relating to the World’s Fair exposition; together with (2) copper-faced printing plates depicting architect William Le Baron Jenney and his Home Insurance Building; a can and an ashtray from the 1933 Chicago World’s Fair; a 1930s brochure for “I’m no Angel” starring Mae West; and (2) lithograph book illustrations after William Gropper (American, 1897-1977), printed signatures lower left and right, unframed
Estimate: $200 - $400
Dimensions: Height: 24 3/8 inches, Width: 17 3/8 inches (Miro sight); Frame Height: 40 inches, Frame Width: 32 inches
Weight: 292.57 troy ounces (9,100.00 grams)
Condition: Very Good to Good, Miro poster having toning, creases, accretions, fingerprints, missing glass, mat having staining, tear and fraying; view of Chicago having creases, tears at edges to upper left corner and upper right, scuffs and scratches to frame with paint loss; loose prints having toning, chips, tears, scuffs and marks; printing plates having verdigris; souvenirs having dents, dirt accumulation and wear to finish; brochure having toning, tear along upper edge; Gropper prints having toning; not examined out of the frames
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Sales Tax: New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (8.000%), Washington (10.500%)
Approximate Sale Time: New Jersey (6.625%), Pennsylvania (8.000%), Washington (10.500%)