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Description:
Two Framed Allegorical Works Depicting the Continents, early 19th century, hand-colored lithographs, one with figures representing Europe and Asia, the other America and Africa, in pressed brass frames, each overall 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 in.
The Collection of Donald Ballou Reid, Butternut Farm, Glastonbury, Connecticut.
Estimate $200-250
the colors are slightly faded and the paper is toned. No major damage or repairs. each identified "D. Gerolimo" in the lower margin. the pressed brass frames have some minor losses. They would be served well to be re-fixed into their current frames.
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Keywords
Donald Ballou Reid, GlastonburyStephen L. Fletcher
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