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LOT 205:
Currier & Ives "Trotting Gelding Billy D" Print
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Sold for: $75
Price including buyer’s premium:
$
94.50
Start price:
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75
Estimated price :
$150 - $300
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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Currier & Ives "Trotting Gelding Billy D" Print
James J. McAuliffe (American, 1848-1921) for Currier and Ives, United States. Color lithograph titled "The Trotting Gelding Billy D. with Running Mate, " and subtitled "Owned by J.B. Barnaby. Driven by John Murphy. Beacon Park, Boston, Oct. 22, 1881. Record 2:14 1/4. Driven by Thomas S. Foster." This print depicts a team of racing horses as they fly past an audience, 1881. Signed in plate along the lower right.
Literature: Gale Research Company, "Currier & Ives, A Catalogue Raisonne, " Volume 2: O-Z (Gale Research Company: Detroit, 1984). Number 6654, page 678.
Provenance: Distinguished Corporate Collection, Ohio.
Currier and Ives was founded by Nathaniel Currier (American, 1813-1888) in 1835 as "the Grand Central Depot for Cheap and Popular Prints, " but changed its name with the addition of James Merritt Ives (American, 1824-1895) in 1857. The company created over 7000 popular lithographs depicting American life until 1907.
Sight; height: 22 1/4 in x width: 33 3/4 in. Framed; height: 28 1/4 in x width: 36 1/2 in.
Condition: Please contact us for a detailed condition report. Please note that the lack of a condition statement does not imply perfect condition. Email condition@revereauctions.com with any condition questions.
