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Lot 284

Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021 10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$800 - 1,200
Price Realized
$2,000
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CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- After Charles R. Parsons and Lyman W. Atwater


The New Excursion Steamer Columbia. "Gem of the Ocean", 1877. (G. 4802).  Large format lithograph with hand-coloring heightened in gum arabic, on wove paper, 610 x 963 mm sheet. Backed with Japanese tissue, bottom margin trimmed just shaving title and with loss of additional text line "The Largest Steamboat...", 2-in. tear with loss to blank lower left margin repaired recto, 2 1/2-in tear left margin crossing image with some minor retouching, some very minor spotting or soiling.  RARE: According to online records, only one example of this print has sold at auction in the last 90 years.


Property from a Distinguished Midwestern Collection

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