LARGE ANTIQUE ENGRAVING BY GEORGE HENRY BOUGHTON

"The Return of the Mayflower" depicting a couple standing by the shoreline gazing out at the Mayflower ship returning to land, after the original 1871 painting by George Henry Boughton which was exhibited in New York, displayed in a costly antique birdseye maple frame measuring 88.9cm x 1.17m (35 x 46in); some imperfections and fading to paper noted; Provenance: this and the following lots to the end of auction (Lots 2839-2874) are from the same prominent private London collection - the owners have been art and antique collectors for over 40 years