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THB5 Antique Harper's Weekly Woodblock Engravings - Mining
Lot 128
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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A lot of five 19th century hand-colored woodblock engravings by Harper's Weekly that all address the theme of mining. These include: (1) "'Struck It Rich!' - Prospecting in the Black Hills" drawn by John A. Randolph (Harper's Weekly, August 12, 1876); (2) "To the Black Hills, or Bust" by J.P. Pranishnikoff (c. 1876 on verso of this page); (3) "Mining in Colorado - A Played-Out Gulch" drawn by Frenzeny and Tavernier; (4) "Gold and Silver Mining, Colorado - A Honey-Combed Mountain" drawn by Frenzeny and Tavernier; and (5) "Smelting Ore in Colorado" drawn by Frenzeny and Tavernier - a double page piece from Harper's Weekly, May 30, 1874. Size: 15.5" L x 22" W (39.4 cm x 55.9 cm); 19.5" L x 26.5" W (49.5 cm x 67.3 cm) with mat
Provenance: Mary Williams Fine Art LLC, Boulder, Colorado, USA
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#153412Minor toning to sheets commensurate with age, though they are remarkably well preserved. "Gold and Silver Mining, Colorado - A Honey-Combed Mountain", "To the Black Hills, or Bust", and "To the Black Hills, or Bust" were cut from original sheets and show slight losses to edges, but images are complete. "Struck It Rich" is a complete sheet with minute losses to upper edge and acid free tape on the verso used to repair a tear at left. Double page "Smelting Ore in Colorado" shows central crease mark with some darkening and minute losses to joins visible on verso.Condition
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