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Auction archive: Lot number 134

Wilson A. Bentley

Classic Photographs
28 Sep 2021 - 5 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 134

Wilson A. Bentley

Classic Photographs
28 Sep 2021 - 5 Oct 2021
Estimate
US$10,000 - US$15,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Wilson A. Bentley1865 - 1931Selected Images of Snowflakes a group of 14 photomicrographs of Snowflakes, printing-out-paper prints, 5 signed and annotated and 6 dated in pencil on the reverse, late 1880s-1920s (14)images: each approximately 3 by 4 in. (7.6 by 10.2 cm.)Condition reportPlease note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. These prints are in generally excellent condition. The faintest silvering is visible in the darkest areas of a few of the prints. These unmounted prints are curling slightly. A few prints have creases at the edges, scuffs, and/or soiling. One has 2 tiny losses at the extreme edge of the margin. The reverse of the prints are appropriately age-darkened and lightly soiled. Five are signed and annotated in pencil 'W. A. Bentley / Jericho, VT.' Two print dates are written in pencil on the reverse of six prints: 'Jan 23' (1 print) and 'Feb 22' (5 prints). The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 134
Auction:
Datum:
28 Sep 2021 - 5 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Ne…w York
Beschreibung:

Wilson A. Bentley1865 - 1931Selected Images of Snowflakes a group of 14 photomicrographs of Snowflakes, printing-out-paper prints, 5 signed and annotated and 6 dated in pencil on the reverse, late 1880s-1920s (14)images: each approximately 3 by 4 in. (7.6 by 10.2 cm.)Condition reportPlease note the colors and shades in the online catalogue illustration may vary depending on screen settings. These prints are in generally excellent condition. The faintest silvering is visible in the darkest areas of a few of the prints. These unmounted prints are curling slightly. A few prints have creases at the edges, scuffs, and/or soiling. One has 2 tiny losses at the extreme edge of the margin. The reverse of the prints are appropriately age-darkened and lightly soiled. Five are signed and annotated in pencil 'W. A. Bentley / Jericho, VT.' Two print dates are written in pencil on the reverse of six prints: 'Jan 23' (1 print) and 'Feb 22' (5 prints). The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 134
Auction:
Datum:
28 Sep 2021 - 5 Oct 2021
Auction house:
Sotheby's
Ne…w York
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