Sep 30, 2010 - Sale 2223

Sale 2223 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
(AMERICAN REVOLUTION--PRINTS.) Amusement for John Bull & His Cousin Paddy, or, the Gambols of the American Buffalo, in St. James's Street. Engraving, 5 1/2 x 9 inches; mount remnants and edge wear. London: I. Fielding, 1 May 1783

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"A large buffalo, representing America, has created havoc on St. James Street. A woman peddler has fallen over and dropped fish and bread on the street, and English ministers rush to grab the goods. . . . George III watches the entire scene and smiles"--Cresswell 857.