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Very Rare Group of Four Watercolor Frakturs, James Anson, New Jersey, 1804-1809
Estimate
15,000 - 18,000 USD
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Description
- Rare Group of Four Watercolor Frakturs: James Anson, New Jersey
- Watercolor, pen and ink on paper
- The first: 9 1/2 by 8 in.; The second: 14 by 12 in.; The third: 7 1/2 by 9 in.; The fourth: 15 1/4 by 11 3/4 in.
Comprising the Conklin Family Record. dated September 8, 1809; the Schuyler Family Record, dated March 1804; a Federal Coat of Arms, dated February 6, 1806; and the Birth Record of Cornelius Schuyler, dated 1804.
Exhibited
Newark, New Jersey, The Newark Museum Association, Paint, Paper & Thread, January 31 - April 12, 1970;
Aaron Schuyler -
Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, Masterpieces of American Folk Art, September 26 - November 29, 1975;
Conklin Family Register -
River Edge, New Jersey, Steuben House, Tree of Life: Selections from Bergen County Folk Art, October 15-23, 1983;
Trenton, New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum, Bergen County: 300 Years (Tree of Life), November 3, 1984 - January 6, 1985.
Aaron Schuyler and Conklin Family Register-
Traveling Exhibition, Dutch-American Colonial Arts, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Museum Boymans van Beuningen; Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen Museum (Fine Arts); New York, The New York Historical Society and the Museum of American Folk Art; Albany, New York, Albany Institute of History & Art, February 1, 1982 - April 1, 1983.
Aaron Schuyler -
Lincroft, New Jersey, Monmouth Museum, Masterpieces of American Folk Art, September 26 - November 29, 1975;
Conklin Family Register -
River Edge, New Jersey, Steuben House, Tree of Life: Selections from Bergen County Folk Art, October 15-23, 1983;
Trenton, New Jersey, New Jersey State Museum, Bergen County: 300 Years (Tree of Life), November 3, 1984 - January 6, 1985.
Aaron Schuyler and Conklin Family Register-
Traveling Exhibition, Dutch-American Colonial Arts, Rotterdam, Netherlands, Museum Boymans van Beuningen; Groningen, Netherlands, Groningen Museum (Fine Arts); New York, The New York Historical Society and the Museum of American Folk Art; Albany, New York, Albany Institute of History & Art, February 1, 1982 - April 1, 1983.
Literature
Esther l. Schwartz "Notes from a New Jersey Collector," The Magazine Antiques, 74:4 (October 1958), 333;
Conklin Family Register-
Betty Schmelz, Charles B. Szeglin, Kevin Wright, and Irene Fitzgerald, The Tree of Life: Selections from Bergen County Folk Art, (Bergen County Historical Society, 1983), p. 30, fig. 71.
Conklin Family Register-
Betty Schmelz, Charles B. Szeglin, Kevin Wright, and Irene Fitzgerald, The Tree of Life: Selections from Bergen County Folk Art, (Bergen County Historical Society, 1983), p. 30, fig. 71.
Condition
Cornelius Schulyer losses and tears in the upper boarder, some stain and foxing. (S. Schwartz 365.58)
Federal Coat of Arms some stain and loss at the center (S. Schwartz 366.58)
Schuyler Family Record paper darkened losses and stain (S. Schwartz 367.58)
Fraktur for the Conklin Family loss across the top left border, paper darkened, some minor stain.
Fraktur for the Conklin Family incscribed by Esther Schwartz on the backboard of the Fraktur, Lewis Conklin Married Helena Van Voorhis Schwallenburg South Church now Dumont Bergen County marriage records.
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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.