Framed ink & watercolor bookplate
Updated August 26, 2026
This auction ended on September 12, 2026.
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| Lot number | 727 |
| Category | Fine Art & Prints |
| Auction | September Cataloged Antique Auction |
| Date | September 12, 2026 at 3:00 PM EDT |
| Auction house | Horst Auctioneers |
| Location | Ephrata, Pennsylvania |
ca. early 19th century; This unusual "Rebus-type" bookplate has three religious illustration elements within a simple Germanic verse. The three illustrations includes "a nesting of three hearts" representing love or happy home, a "king's crown" with diamonds and flowers, along with a red cross atop a globe. The pictorial puzzle-verse is brightly watercolor accented and bookplate is watercolor boxed. (Rough translation: "A faithful heart is a crown for Christ's dominion over the earth"); frame - 5 7/8" x 7 7/8"; Condition: Unknown origin, minor foxing and soil. Vertical center-line fold.
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