A pen, ink, and wash drawing done in 1903 by N.C. Wyeth's mentor, Howard Pyle, and titled Y Pirate Bold, as imagined by a Quaker Gentleman in the / Farm Lands of Pennsylvania has a presale estimate of $5,000 to $8,000. (It comes framed, with a manuscript letter by another of Pyle's students, Thornton Oakley.)
And a charcoal drawing on paper, a study N.C. Wyeth did in the 1920s for a depiction of Lincoln's second inaugural, has a presale estimate of $8,000 to $12,000.
After books, coins. Freeman's gaveling will resume at 4 p.m. Thursday, when more than 125 coins plus a smattering of currency and medals will be offered. Most are American silver and gold pieces with presale estimates not expected to exceed $2,000.
Some of the overseas coins could go higher. Among them: a grouping of three gold Ottoman coins, each with a soldered ring ($5,000 to $6,000); a grouping of two dozen British gold sovereigns ($8,500 to $9,500); and a grouping of eight South African Krugerrands ($9,000 to $12,000).
Previews: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. For further information, call 215-563-9275.
Contact David Iams at daiams@comcast.net.
