Sharp and Fisk. Victoria Regia. 1854. rare as various boundary disputes

as various boundary disputes

As part of the Viceroyalty of New Granada (modern Colombia)

Bancroft’s firm encountered legal and financial difficulties

due to frame rubbing

Hens with their chickens were very popular

Sharp and Fisk. Victoria Regia. 1854. rare as various boundary disputesSHARP, William (1749 1824), For John Fisk Allen (1785 1865). From Victoria Regia or The Great Water Lily of America. Set of six chromolithographs. Boston, 1854 1856. dims. Comparables: Christie's, Oct 19, 1999, lot 1, $64,990; Christie's, Mar 22, 2000, lot 1, $55,300. "The most refined and elegant men and women that I have known over the last 53 years have treasured hanging this series in their home" Graham Arader IN ADDITION TO BEING THE FIRST COLOUR