$22,325
Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907) THE GREAT FIRE AT CHICAGO, OCT. R 8TH 1871. 1871, (Conningham, 2615). Identified by inscriptions in the matrix. Lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 21 3/4 x 27 3/4 in., matted, in a molded maple frame. Condition: Margins of 1 5/8 in. or more, hinged at the top, light mat stain, repaired tear to the margin u.r., corners reinforced. Note: This lithograph ranked no. 47 in the original "Best 50," and no. 22 in the "New Best 50" large folio. Exhibitions: Milwaukee Art Museum, "Currier & Ives: Best Fifty Revisited," June 8 to September 16, 1990.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2004-02-22