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The Judith Howard Collection Auction at Bishton Hall(#165) 27/09/2019 10:30 AM BST CLOSED!

Lot 157 of 219: Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898), 'Mr Pollitt's Bookplate', unused printed bookplate bearing part manufacturer's watermark (possibly 'Mill'), 11cm by 7cm. One of only three bookplates Beardsley is known to have designed, originally intended for his own use but sold to Herbert Pollitt in 1896. Lightly inscribed in pencil verso, 'one of a stock of unused plates sold with Pollitt's library after his death', together with Judith Howard's notes on a card (recording the purchase in Bath, 1987)

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Lot closed - Winning bid:£40 (3 bids)
Estimate: £50 - £70

The Judith Howard Collection Auction at Bishton Hall(#165)  27/09/2019 10:30 AM BST  CLOSED!