Sold for:
$6,435
$6,435
Johann Henrich Otto(Lancaster and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania, active 1762-1797) - Ephrata broadside, printed and hand-drawn watercolor and ink on paper "The Great Comet of 1769", with central script flanked by parrots and leafy vines with stylized flowers arising from baskets of fruit, all over a red star and trail, depicting Haley's Comet, executed in shades of red, green, and black, 13" x 16". For a similar example, see Fraktur Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts by Dr. Donald A. Shelley, plate 65.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2004-10-08
