Sold for:
$21,150
$21,150
Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907) THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. EMIGRANTS CROSSING THE PLAINS. 1866, (Conningham, 5196). Identified by inscriptions in the matrix. Lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 22 5/8 x 29 1/4 in., in a molded bird's-eye maple frame. Condition: Margins of 1 3/8 in. or more, toning and stains most prevalent in the margins and on the verso, tape from old hinges on upper edge of reverse. Note: This lithograph ranked no. 9 in the original "Best 50" and no. 12 in the "New Best 50" large folio. Note: An old gallery label on the reverse of the frame reads "Impression from the Untermyer Collection."
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-02-22
