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PAIR OF PATRIOTIC WATERCOLORS DEPICTING EAGLES

Offered by: Jeffrey Tillou Antiques

Description
Lancaster Co, Pennsylvania, dated 1857.
Watercolor and pen/ink on paper.
18” x 13” with frame.
Excellent condition, period frames.
Provenance: Americana Collection of Pat and Rich Garthoeffner.
Both calligraphic watercolors are finely drawn and colored. One is inscribed, Franklin Berheiser of South Maheim Township, Schuylkill County Pennsylvania January 16th, 1857, the other, God Bless Our Stars Forever. The drawings are further enhanced by a fabulous pair of baluster form, blocked end frames from Pennsylvania, ca. 1830-50.

More Information

Period:	19th Century
Creation Date:	1857
Styles / Movements:	Folk Art, Americana, Traditional
Dealer Reference #:	WoA-WoP-WCPI 008
Incollect Reference #:	648421

Dimensions

W.	13 in;	H.	18 in;
W.	33.02 cm;	H.	45.72 cm;

Message from Seller:

Jeffrey Tillou Antiques was established in 1992. The three story historic building located “on the green” in Litchfield, features an extensive inventory of Americana from the 18th and early 19th centuries. Here you will find an extraordinary collection of furniture, folk art, weathervanes, sculpture, Oriental carpets, and related decorative pieces as well as distinctive European furniture and original works of art.