Lot 98: Calligraphy of Deer and Wolves

Estimate: $300 – $500

Finely drawn 19th c. calligraphic pen and ink picture of a buck deer chased by wolves, “Awarded to Mr. O.H. Cahill for the most improvement in writing and for good deportment while under my instruction, W.H. Newby”, minor toning, in an early veneered bird’s-eye maple frame, exhibited at the Morris Museum, NJ Collector Series, April-June 1991, The Fertig Folk Art Collection, 10 1/2″ x 18 1/4″ (sight), (ex. Fertig collection).