Lot 132 - Sale 50 - The Milestone Auction

Broadside in Dutch, ca.1720, Satirizing John Law’s Mississippi Company Land Scheme.
Estimate:
325,00/650,00 $
Starting price:
180,00 USD (167,91 €)

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Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

Amsterdam, Netherlands. MISSISSIPPI OF ‘T WYDEFAAMDE GOUDLAND DOOR DE INBEELDING, Amsterdam, 1720. 10” x 15”. Dutch text. Underneath the title, a well-executed woodcut depicts an artist’s conception of the Mississippi River Valley. There is a vertical fold, and a short repaired edge split, otherwise generally Very Fine. From a Dutch collection of broadsides entitled HET GROOTE TAFEREEL DER DWAASHEID (The Great Mirror of Folly). Like the South Seas Company, John Law’s Mississippi Company was a speculative land scheme that promised an investment in a virtual paradise, but delivered little or nothing for most investors. (John E. Herzog Collection)
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Timetable

SESSION 1 (Lots 1-478)
Pre-bidding - End
03 12 2018 05:00 CET
02 12 2018 23:00 America/New_York
Room auction - Start
03 12 2018 20:00 CET
03 12 2018 14:00 America/New_York

SESSION 2 (Lots 501-1182)
Pre-bidding - End
04 12 2018 05:00 CET
03 12 2018 23:00 America/New_York
Room auction - Start
04 12 2018 16:30 CET
04 12 2018 10:30 America/New_York