The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 20
ATKINSON, Mrs. The Wonderful Mrs. Atkinson. [London: Thomas...
Estimate: $800 - $1,200
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
ATKINSON, Mrs.?THE WONDERFUL MRS. ATKINSON.?[London: Thomas Palser], ca. 1815. Delicately hand-colored etching after a drawing by George Moreland, being a full-length image of the pig-faced Irish woman who, according to the caption, was, ??married to a gentleman in Ireland of that name, having 20,000 [pound] fortune. She is fed out of a silver hog-trough and is called to her meals by Pig-Pig-Pig.? Archivally framed to 17? ? 14?". Margins trimmed away (eliminating some text). Not examined out of frame. Exhibited as part of Ricky Jay?s Extraordinary Exhibitions, Hammer Museum (Los Angeles). Original museum tags to frame verso.
