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LOT 34:
ANTIQUE JAPAN PERRY EXPEDITION COLOR LITHOGRAPHS
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Vendu pour: $10
Prix de départ:
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Prix estimé :
$100 - $150
Commission de la maison de ventes: 28%
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ANTIQUE JAPAN PERRY EXPEDITION COLOR LITHOGRAPHS
Six antique color lithograph prints including Budhist Priest at Simoda after Eliphalet Brown (1816-1886), Fire Companys House and Engine, Yokuhama, Mariners Temple at Simoda, Public bath at Simoda after Peter Bernhard Wilhelm Heine (1827-1885), and Entrance to a Temple at Hakotadi, Priest in Full Dress, Simoda after Eliphalet Brown (American, 1816-1886). All the illustrations are from the Narrative of the Expedition of an American Squadron to the China Seas and Japan: performed in the years 1852, 1853, and 1854, under the command of Commodore M.C. Perry, United States Navy, by order of the Government of the United States is a printed history, in 3 volumes, of the Perry Expedition, written by Francis L. Hawks, under the supervision of Commodore Matthew Calbraith Perry, and using the written materials compiled by Perry and his colleagues on the expedition. The series was first presented as a report to the United States Senate, then published commercially, in 1856.
Dimensions: Average 11 3/8" x 9" in. All measurements are approximate.
Condition: Overall good vintage condition. Signs of age and wear. Yellowing, stains, spots, damage at the edges and on the corners. Refer to photos. Sold As Is.
