- 259
Lynch, Thomas, Jr.
Estimate
12,000 - 15,000 USD
Log in to view results
bidding is closed
Description
- Autograph signature ("Lynch") clipped from a volume of his set of the works of Jonathan Swift
- paper, ink
A slip of paper (3/4 x 1 3/4 in.; 19 x 45 mm) cut from a title-page or fly-leaf, mounted on an envelope, which is annotated and signed by Lyman C. Draper, "This 'Lynch' signature was discovered & obtained since the printing of the Essay on the Autographs of the Signers, clipped from vol. IV Swift's works, Lond. 1766, preserved in the family of a sister of T. Lynch Jr., and is guaranteed to be genuine; lightly browned, mounting remnant on verso of envelope.
Literature
Joseph E. Fields, "A Signer and His Signatures or The Library of Thomas Lynch, Jr.," in Harvard Library Bulletin 14 (1960): 210–52
Condition
A slip of paper (3/4 x 1 3/4 in.; 19 x 45 mm) cut from a title-page or fly-leaf, mounted on an envelope, which is annotated and signed by Lyman C. Draper, "This 'Lynch' signature was discovered & obtained since the printing of the Essay on the Autographs of the Signers, clipped from vol. IV Swift's works, Lond. 1766, preserved in the family of a sister of T. Lynch Jr., and is guaranteed to be genuine; lightly browned, mounting remnant on verso of envelope.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
A very good example of the second scarcest autograph among the Signers of the Declaration. Most known signatures of Thomas Lynch have derived from his library; 48 of the 81 autographs on Joseph Fields's census are, like the present, clipped from a book. This example is one of of many that descended to Samuel Prioleau Hamilton, a grandnephew of Lynch who supplied a number of them to the dealer-collector-scholar Lyman Draper.