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Auction 145, Lot 830

"[Lot of 4 - Music Sheets]", Bickham, George

Subject: Music

Period: 1737 (circa)

Publication: The Musical Entertainer

Color: Hand Color

Size:
8 x 13 inches
20.3 x 33 cm
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This lot of four music sheets are from The Musical Entertainer, an early publication of George Bickham Jr. which features a series of engraved musical song sheets. Each sheet is headed by a lovely engraved vignette depicting contemporary life illustrative of the song. These engravings represent the following four songs:

A. Rural Beauty, or Vaux-Hal Garden
B. The Contented Farmer
C. The Releif; or Pow'r of Drinking
D. Good Advice

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Condition: B+

Overall no major flaws and in very nice condition. Light toning and a couple of spots of foxing, as well as a few small, unobtrusive stains.

Estimate: $160 - $200

Sold for: $140

Closed on 6/12/2013

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