Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2322Location: BostonDate / Time: June 04, 2006 11:00AM
Description:
Nathaniel Currier, publisher (American, 1813-1888)
The Whale Fishery "Laying On.," 1852, (Conningham 6626). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, small folio, sheet size 9 7/8 x 13 7/8 in., in a contemporary molded curly maple frame. Condition: Margins of 1/2 in. or more, repaired left margin; light toning.
Note: This lithograph was rated no. 17 in the original "Best Fifty," and no. 28 in the "New Best Fifty."
Estimate $600-800