OUTSTANDING SMALL WATERCOLOR OF BAKER’S CHOCOLATE LADY BY R.

OUTSTANDING SMALL WATERCOLOR OF BAKER’S CHOCOLATE LADY BY R. GEUDTNER. This outstanding rendition of the famed “La Belle Chocolatier” depicts the young maid preparing to serve cocoa. This nicely detailed watercolor, signed in lower right, “AQUAREL R. GEUDTNER”. Rudolph Geudtner was born in 1811 and died in 1892. The original watercolor is nicely matted in a period mat and framed in a gilt Eastlake designed frame which dates to around 1870 or 1880. An original framer’s label on reverse from “W.K. O’BRIEN & BROTHERS OF NEW YORK”. SIZE: (image only) 7 1/2″ h x 5″ w; (overall) 19″ h x 15″ w. CONDITION: Velvet cloth liner on frame much worn; slight overall soiling otherwise generally good. 1-6400 (600-1,200)

Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2006

Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

Image	Lot	Price	Description
	323	$230.00	OUTSTANDING SMALL WATERCOLOR OF BAKER’S CHOCOLATE LADY BY R. GEUDTNER. This outstanding rendition of the famed “La Belle Chocolatier” depicts the young maid preparing to serve cocoa. This nicely detailed watercolor, signed in lower right, “AQUAREL R. GEUDTNER”. Rudolph Geudtner was born in 1811 and died in 1892. The original watercolor is nicely matted in a period mat and framed in a gilt Eastlake designed frame which dates to around 1870 or 1880. An original framer’s label on reverse from “W.K. O’BRIEN & BROTHERS OF NEW YORK”. SIZE: (image only) 7 1/2″ h x 5″ w; (overall) 19″ h x 15″ w. CONDITION: Velvet cloth liner on frame much worn; slight overall soiling otherwise generally good. 1-6400 (600-1,200) Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll - Spring 2006 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day.

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