Rare and Important Mezzotint After John Verelst, Eton Oh Koam

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Oct 17, 2024

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Features a remarkable selection of historic Americana, including important 18th-century American furniture and Delft from the collection of Constance & Dudley Godfrey; an exceptionally rare North Carolina survey map; New England & Philadelphia furniture, including an exceptional Philadelphia easy chair & a rare Connecticut Chippendale carved cherry chest in undisturbed surface; from a Revolutionary & patriotic-focused New England collection are rare prints & documents, early brass, ceramics, furniture, & accessories; a group of early portraits features Sully, Stuart, & Sharples; & much more Brunk Auctions support@brunkauctions.com

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• Lot Description

  (Dutch/English, 1648-1734)
  
  Eton Oh Koam King of the River Nation, Jean (John) Simon, engraver, publisher, and "Sold at ye Rainbow and Dove ye Corner of Ivey Bridge in ye Strand," 1710, London, sheet 16 x 10-1/4 in.; black lacquer and partial gilt period print frame, 19 x 13-5/8 x 1-1/8 in.

  Provenance: Property from the Estate of Ralph & Roberta Carpenter; with Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey, January 15, 2020, sold with two others as lot 461 for $20,000; Private New England Collection

  Note: The portrait this mezzotint is after is of a series of four titled Four Indian Kings which is currently held by the Public Archives of Canada. Of the four sitters, Eton Oh Koam is the only non-Mohawk subject, instead being a Mohican of the Algonquian peoples. He is depicted here holding a wooden ball-headed club and wearing a sword on his belt, marking him as a warrior, and the turtle behind him may indicate his clan. Additionally, his face sports four thunderbird tattoos, the thunderbird being regarded as a powerful sky and weather spirit by the many different Native American peoples.

  References: https://npg.si.edu/blog/closing-exhibition-four-indian-kings

  Christie's: https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6303633

• Provenance

  Property from the Estate of Ralph & Roberta Carpenter; with Nye & Company, Bloomfield, New Jersey, January 15, 2020, sold with two others as lot 461 for $20,000; Private New England Collection

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• Condition
  pencil and ink inscriptions on back of sheet, top 5/8 in. folded over, trimmed edges, abraded ink at edges, small areas of chipping at right edge; frame with wear commensurate with age reduced