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Lot 310
Sale 873 - Fine Books & Manuscripts, Including Americana
May 12, 2021
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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Estimate
$10,000 -
15,000
Price Realized
$20,000
Sold prices are inclusive of Buyer’s Premium
Lot Description
CURRIER and IVES, publishers -- After Frances F. Palmer
The Rocky Mountains. Emigrants Crossing the Plains, 1866. (G. 5633). Large format lithograph with hand-coloring heightened in gum arabic, printed on very thick wove paper, matted and framed, 600 x 783 mm sheet. Minor toning from matting, a few very minor spots not affecting image, otherwise very bright, discreet dealer pencil annotation recto. VERY RARE: According to online records, only one example of this print has sold at auction in the last 60 years.
Property from a Distinguished Midwestern Collection
