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Lot 719: A HAND-TINTED LITHOGRAPH "U.S.M. STEAMSHIP

Est: $300 USD - $400 USD
Nye & CompanyMorris Plains, NJ, USDecember 11, 2008

Item Overview

Description

Depicting the US mail steamship "Arctic", sunk in 1854 near Cape Race after colliding with a French ship, with a loss of over 300 lives. The bottom margin printed with the ship`s dimensions, builder information, and the legend "Lith. & Pub. By N. Currier". Published in 1852 at the 152 Nassau Street factory. Together with a hand-tinted lithograph of ""Havre", engraved by Thales Fielding, painted by Gilbert. 2 pieces. Sight size the first 8"h x 11 1/2"w, the second 8 1/2"h x 11 1/2"w USM Arctic - The Old Print Shop, New York, NY Havre - Kennedy Galleries, New York, NY

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Auction Details

Fine and Decorative Arts, Silver and Jewelry Auction:Day 2

by
Nye & Company
December 11, 2008, 10:00 AM EST

128 American Road, Morris Plains, NJ, 07950, US