Rare Hand-colored Shakespeare and Theatre Etchings 1800s
Updated October 20, 2026
| Date | October 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT |
| Type | Online only |
| Auction house | Period Americana |
| Location | Boston, Massachusetts, 02114 · more auctions in Boston |
| Lots | 57 |
| Estimates | $25 – $180 |
What's in this auction
57 lots, mostly antiques & furniture (43), fine art & prints (7). 57 lots have photos and 57 have full descriptions. Pre-sale estimates $25–$180 across 57 priced lots. Bidding is online through the auction house's catalog, closing October 28, 2026.
Highest-estimated lots
- 1796 Mrs. Hartley as Rosamond Hand-Colored... — est. $85–$180
- 1829 Charles Mayne Young as Iago Hand-Colored... — est. $65–$140
- 19th C. Samuel Phelps and Miss Glyn Hamlet and... — est. $60–$130
- 19th C. W. C. Macready and Mr. Stuart Hamlet... — est. $60–$125
- Antique Beerbohm Tree as Richard II... — est. $55–$120
From the auction house
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In this auction (57 lots)
Categories: Antiques & Furniture (43) · Fine Art & Prints (7)
- Lot 1 — Victorian Miss Glyn as Lady Macbeth...
- Lot 2 — 19th C. Samuel Phelps and Miss Glyn Hamlet and...
- Lot 4 — Victorian G. V. Brooke as Hamlet Hand-Colored...
- Lot 5 — Victorian Mr. Bass as Malvolio Hand-Colored...
- Lot 6 — Victorian J. B. Buckstone as Launcelot Gobbo...
- Lot 7 — Victorian Samuel Phelps as Macbeth Hand-Colored...
- Lot 8 — 19th C. Hand-Colored Etching Stage Actor as...
- Lot 9 — Victorian Mr. Richings as Mercutio Hand-Colored...
- Lot 10 — Antique Beerbohm Tree as Richard II...
- Lot 11 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Othello...
- Lot 12 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Othello...
- Lot 13 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Iago Hand-Colored...
- Lot 14 — Victorian Julia Dean as Beatrice Hand-Colored...
- Lot 15 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Virginius...
- Lot 16 — Antique Beerbohm Tree as Marc Antony...
- Lot 17 — Victorian Miss Vandenhoff as the Countess...
- Lot 18 — Victorian G. W. Couldock as Richard III...
- Lot 19 — Antique Beerbohm Tree as Benedick Hand-Colored...
- Lot 20 — Victorian Charles Kean as Richard III...
- Lot 21 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Brutus Hand-Colored...
- Lot 22 — Victorian McKean Buchanan as Macbeth...
- Lot 23 — Victorian Barry Sullivan as Hamlet Hand-Colored...
- Lot 24 — Victorian Mr. Vandenhoff as Coriolanus...
- Lot 25 — Victorian Hand-Colored Etching Renaissance...
- Lot 26 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Cardinal Wolsey...
- Lot 27 — Victorian Mr. T. Mead as Lachimo Hand-Colored...
- Lot 28 — 19th C. Miss Jenny Marston Perdita and Florizel...
- Lot 29 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Benedick...
- Lot 30 — Victorian G. V. Brooke as Shylock Hand-Colored...
- Lot 31 — Victorian G. V. Brooke as Richard III...
- Lot 32 — Victorian Hand-Colored Etching Shakespearean...
- Lot 33 — Victorian McKean Buchanan as Othello...
- Lot 34 — Victorian Hand-Colored Etching Othello &...
- Lot 35 — 19th C. W. C. Macready and Mr. Stuart Hamlet...
- Lot 36 — Victorian George Bennett as Apemantus...
- Lot 37 — Antique Beerbohm Tree as Sir John Falstaff...
- Lot 38 — 19th C. George Forrest and Miss Bennett Othello...
- Lot 39 — Victorian James Bennett as Iago Hand-Colored...
- Lot 40 — Victorian W. C. Macready as Richard II...
- Lot 41 — Victorian George Frederick Cooke as Iago...
- Lot 42 — Victorian Mrs. Ward as Rodogune Hand-Colored...
- Lot 43 — Victorian H. Marston as Marc Antony...
- Lot 44 — Victorian Thomas A. Hamblin as Coriolanus...
- Lot 45 — Victorian Hand-Colored Etching Roman Stage Duel...
- Lot 46 — Victorian Miss Glyn as Queen Katharine...
- Lot 47 — Victorian Mrs. Mowatt as Beatrice Hand-Colored...
- Lot 48 — Victorian Miss Glyn as Cleopatra Hand-Colored...
- Lot 49 — Victorian Mrs. Fitzwilliam as Mistress Page...
- Lot 50 — Victorian Hand-Colored Etching Shakespeare...
- Lot 51 — Victorian William Wheatley as Romeo...
- Lot 52 — Victorian H. Davidge as Malvolio Hand-Colored...
- Lot 53 — 19th C. G. V. Brooke and James Bennett Othello...
- Lot 54 — Victorian Miss Glyn as Lady Macbeth...
- Lot 55 — 1829 Charles Mayne Young as Iago Hand-Colored...
- Lot 56 — Victorian Charles Mayne Young as Marcus Brutus...
- Lot 57 — 1796 Mrs. Hartley as Rosamond Hand-Colored...
- Lot 58 — Antique Hand-Colored Etching Portrait Victorian...
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