Lot #6007 - Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874-1961) - Ex Libris Blanche Milligan Bookplate & Original Sketch for the Bookplate [2]
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Auction House:Theodore Bruce
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Sale Name:Timed Online Auction | Art | Australian & International
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Sale Date:16 Nov 2020 ~ 6pm (AEDT)
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Lot #:6007
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Lot Description:Lionel Arthur Lindsay (1874-1961) - Ex Libris Blanche Milligan Bookplate & Original Sketch for the Bookplate [2]
Bookplate, good condition, Sketch: paper discoloured, tears to ragged edges
Etching + Pencil
12.2 x 8 cm plate, 20.5 x 15.5 cm sheet, 20 x 15.8 cm sheet, both unframed
Etching: signed & dated in plate -
References:Mendelssohn, Joanna. The Art of Sir Lionel Lindsay Vol II Cat. no. 60 pp 183
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Notes:Margaret Blanche Milligan (1863-1947) was a midwife at the Crown Street Women's Hospital & an early bookplate collector. In 1912 she commissioned two personal bookplates, an etching from Lionel Lindsay & a pen & ink design from D H Souter. She was a member of the Australian Ex Libris Society
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Estimate:A$200 - 400
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Realised Price:
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Category:Affordable Art
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