$8,750
THE BIRTH OF A NATION STERLING STATUETTE; Mounted Ku Klux Klansman commemorating the silent film "The Birth of a Nation," ca. 1915; Engraved on the base with the title “The Clansman" and “To David Wark Griffith in Appreciation from Robert Goldstein"; Marked for Shreve & Co.; 12 1/2" x 14" x 5"; Two books, "D.W. Griffith"s The Birth of a Nation" by Melvyn Stokes and "Robert Goldstein and the Spirit of "76" by Anthony Slide accompany this lot; Note: D.W. Griffith was the director of “The Birth of a Nation" and Robert Goldstein supplied the costumes. “The Clansman" is the name of the book on which “The Birth of a Nation" was based.
Auctioneer:
Rago Auctions
Date:
2013-09-22