Sold for:
$6,518
$6,518
Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907) Winter in the Country. The Old Grist Mill., 1864, (Conningham, 6738). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Large folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 23 1/2 x 37 5/8 in., in a molded mahogany and carved giltwood frame. Condition: Margins of 2 3/8 in. or more, minor toning, small margin tear, repaired margin tears. Note: This lithograph ranks no. 12 in the original "Best 50," and no. 21 in the "New Best 50," large folio. 1/2 in. margin tear u.l. repaired tear on u.r corner about 1 1/4 x 1/2 in., repaired 3/4 in. tear c.r., small corner repair l.r.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-02-17
