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Howard Pyle
(American, 1853-1911)
The Staff and the Fiddle; Original illustration for The Wonder Clock, 1886
Estimate: $1,500-$2,500
Sold
$3,250
Live Auction
Books and Manuscripts
Location
Philadelphia
Size
5 1/4 x 10 in. (13.3x25.4cm)
Description
Howard Pyle
(American, 1853-1911)
The Staff and the Fiddle; Original illustration for The Wonder Clock, 1886
pen and ink on paper
Signed HP (lower center); with accompanying note signed H. Pyle
5 1/4 x 10 in. (13.3x25.4cm)
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Signature
Signed HP (lower center); with accompanying note signed H. Pyle
Provenance
This headpiece was first published in Harper's Young People (August 31, 1886, page 695).Provenance:Sotheby's London, Sale of December 11-12, 2017, lot 360From the collection of Justin G. Schiller