August Americana
Description:
Engraved "The Repeal, or the Funeral Procession of Miss Americ-Stamp" Print, Benjamin Wilson, London, England, c. 1766, depicting Dr. W. Scott leading a group of men in a funeral procession on the banks of the Thames River to the doors of an open tomb with two skulls above, ships and warehouses in the background, three blocks of text below the image with later penned key below, in a modern silver-leaf frame, plate mark ht. 9 7/8, wd. 14 in.
Estimate $4,000-6,000
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Benjamin Wilson, W. Scott, London, United KingdomStephen L. Fletcher
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Director of American Furniture & Decorative Arts
508-970-3000
Christopher D. Fox
Vice President
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Business Administrator, American Furniture & Decorative Arts
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