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JAN B. BALET.
“Ah! Sweet Mystery of Life.” Gouache on
board. 367x312 mm; 14
1
/
2
x12
1
/
4
inches,
image, framed to 26
1
/
2
x23 inches. Signed in
pencil, lower left image. Illustration of the
famous Victor Herbert operetta Naughty
Marietta for the Morrell Meat Dealer
calendar Songs from Our Favorite Operettas,
Ottumwa, Iowa: John & Co., 1952. Presented
in an elaborate matte and thick gilt wood
frame with a descriptive brass plaque
indicating the piece was presented by John
Morrell & Co.
[2,000/3,000]
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RONALD BALFOUR.
“Evil Vizier.” Pen, ink, and watercolor on
board. 267x167 mm; 10
1
/
2
x6
5
/
8
inches.
Signed with his monogram in ink, lower
left corner. Illustration published in The
Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám, London and
NewYork, 1920.
[800/1,200]
Balfour’s Rubáiyát was an illustration tour-de-force
though he illustrated few works subsequently.
Published in 1920,it is still among the great illustrated
editions of the classic tale.We could find no originals
from the work having come to market previously.
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