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'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very large fish'
细节
EDWARD LEAR (LONDON 1812-1888 SAN REMO)
'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very large fish'
inscribed 'There was an old person whose wish/ Was to swallow a very large fish -/ So he asked his 7 daughters/ To cut it in quarters,/ And boil it for tea in a dish.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, partial watermark '...37'
4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)
'There was an old person whose wish was to swallow a very large fish'
inscribed 'There was an old person whose wish/ Was to swallow a very large fish -/ So he asked his 7 daughters/ To cut it in quarters,/ And boil it for tea in a dish.' (lower left)
pen and brown ink, partial watermark '...37'
4 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (12.5 x 20 cm.)
出版
V. Noakes, Edward Lear, The Complete Nonsense and Other Verse, London, 2006, p. 462.
注意事项
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
荣誉呈献
Annabel Kishor
Specialist