Sold for:
$13,800
$13,800
David Kriebel, attributed(Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, 1787-1848) - Schwenkfelder wheel design, hand-drawn watercolor and ink on paper, with central star and a wreath of intricate leaves and flowers, all within striped borders, executed in shades of red, black, and yellow, a vibrant example, 7 1/4" x 7 1/4". For similar examples, see Fraktur Writings or Illuminated Manuscripts by Dr. Donald A. Shelley, plates 182 and 163; and Fraktur Writings and Folk Art Drawings of the Schwenkfelder Library Collection by Dennis Moyer, fig. 4-80, 4-84, 4-86, and 4-87.
Auctioneer:
Pook & Pook
Date:
2004-10-08
