(Arabian Nights) McLoughlin Brothers, publishers

Series of four original watercolor illustrations for "Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves"

4 watercolor drawings on card. Various sizes, from 12 x 10 in. to 16 x 9 in, n.p. [?New York: McLoughlin Brothers, ca. 1900]. Three framed and glazed, one matted; fine. Provenance: McLoughlin Brothers (from the publisher's archives).

FOUR ORIGINAL WATERCOLORS VIVIDLY ILLUSTRATING A SCENE FROM ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS TALES OF THE ARABIAN NIGHTS, in which the clever slave-girl gains her freedom by pouring boiling oil into the clay pots where Ali Baba and the forty thieves are hiding. We have been unable to identify either the artist or the published version of these illustrations

Item #237548       Price: $1,750.00