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Asheville, NC 28802
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Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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Sep 26, 2024
(British, circa 1705–1758)
Bradley seated at a table and smoking a pipe, 1737, John Faber, engraver, plate 14 x 10 in.; black painted print frame by Peter Hopf, 16-1/2 x 12-1/2 x 7/8 in.
Provenance: Private New England Collection
Note: Tobacconist Benjamin Bradley, was an opponent of Walpole's excise bill on tobacco which was defeated in 1733. The text reads, "Behold the Man, who, when a gloomy Band Of vile Excisemen... Heave to thy Stopper and compleat thy Bliss/ The Best in Christendom without Excise,/ Bradly's best Virginia/ Arth. Pond Pinx. J. Faber. fe. Published the 22. of April. 1737.' (Lettered with 8 lines of verse and on a sheet of paper on the table)
Private New England Collection
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