Fine Art & Collectibles Auction
By Worthington Galleries
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Mar 28, 2021
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Specially curated fine art auction exhibiting exceptional art and collectibles from around the world. The Auction features important paintings by such artists as Thomas Gainsborough and JMW Turner; Rare Bronze & Marble Sculptures; Outstanding Selection of Ancient, Ethnographic and Religious Art; Fine Etchings and Engravings; Antique Coins, Books, Maps and Manuscripts, and much more. Greek, Roman & Egyptian Antiquities /
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LOT 185:
Pair of Antique Engravings Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick
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Estimated price :
$300 - $500
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 9.25% On lot's price, no sales tax on commission
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Pair of Antique Engravings Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick
Pair of Very Nice Antique H/C Military Engravings after Sir Samuel Rush Meyrick (1783 - 1848), Meyrick, Samuel Rush, Sir from 'A CRITICAL INQUIRY INTO ANTIENT ARMOUR, AS IT EXISTED IN EUROPE, PARTICULARLY IN GREAT BRITAIN, FROM THE NORMAN CONQUEST TO THE REIGN OF KING CHARLES II. ILLUSTRATED BY A SERIES OF ILLUMINATED ENGRAVINGS. WITH A GLOSSARY OF MILITARY TERMS OF THE MIDDLE AGES | Plates LXXIV: An officer of Pikemen, and LXXVI: A Suit of Black Armour | Published: London: Henry G. Bohn, 1842 | Engraved by William Maddocks | Each is professionally matted and framed (matching) under glass | Approx. Dimensions Each: 22" H x 19.5" W | An excellent set of engravings from Meyrick's great work on arms and armour, with beautiful plates "as fine as the monuments of Westminster Abbey" ('Edinburgh Review').
