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Lot #528
Currier and Ives (3) Lithographs: "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor," "The Great Fire at Boston," and "Maple Sugaring"

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Three hand-colored Currier and Ives lithographs:

- a 13.25 x 9 lithograph entitled "The Destruction of Tea at Boston Harbor" by Nathaniel Currier, published in New York in 1846, portraying the drama of the 'Boston Tea Party' in the prelude to the American Revolution. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 17.5.

- a 15.5 x 11 lithograph entitled "The Great Fire at Boston" by Currier & Ives, published in New York in 1872, showing the city ablaze in one of the most destructive American fires of the 19th century. Matted and framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 16.5.

- a 13.5 x 10.5 lithograph entitled "Maple Sugaring" by Currier & Ives, published in New York in 1872, showing a pastoral New England forest scene in early spring. Double-matted and framed to an overall size of 20.5 x 17.5.

In overall fine condition.

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