ID 992893
Lot 49 | POLLARD, James (1792-1867)
Estimate value
£ 2 000 – 3 000
The Aylesbury Grand Steeple Chase, The Light Weight Classic Stake. London, Ackermann & Co., 1836 [plate II with J. Whatman 1836 watermark].
A majestic set, large, beautifully coloured and with margins uncut. Each numbered plate has the above title and the names of horses and riders keyed below. Bobins IV, 1403; Mellon/Snelgrove 29; Siltzer p.221.
Folio (467 x 630mm). 4 aquatint plates, printed in colour and finished by a contemporary hand, heightened with gum arabic, by J. Harris after Pollard, window-mounted with card window-mounts bordered in green and gilt. Housed in new quarter brown calf and green cloth box. Provenance: Joel Spitz (Trail Tree stamp inside of each mount; sold in these rooms, 27 May 2015, lot 154).
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| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
| Place of origin: | Northern Europe, Europe, United Kingdom |
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| Auction house category: | Printed books |
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