Lot Details
Lot 97
Nathaniel Currier and Currier & Ives, publishers
LIFE OF A FIREMAN: THE FIRE; THE METROPOLITAN SYSTEM; THE NEW ERA; THE NIGHT ALARM; THE RACE (G. 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787)
Five hand-colored lithographs, 1854-66, with good margins, framed.
Largest image 17 1/8 x 26 inches
C
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Sold for $1,875 (includes buyer's premium)
Additional Notes & Condition Report
(P. 629, 632, 631, 627, 0628; C. 3515, 3516, 3517, 3518, 3519)
Lightstain and matstain, THE FIRE with some discoloration (appears to be backboard staining showing through to recto), THE NEW ERA with some foxing and other discoloration in the margins and verso, some abrasion at top left sheet corner and in the left margin and at top and bottom sheet edges verso, sheet size 22 x 28 inches, THE NIGHT ALARM with a few tiny foxing spots and some creasing in the bottom margin, a hard crease or tear at left sheet edge extending 5/8 inch into the image; THE RACE with a tear at top sheet edge extending 5/8 inch into the image (four unexamined out of the frame).
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
Lightstain and matstain, THE FIRE with some discoloration (appears to be backboard staining showing through to recto), THE NEW ERA with some foxing and other discoloration in the margins and verso, some abrasion at top left sheet corner and in the left margin and at top and bottom sheet edges verso, sheet size 22 x 28 inches, THE NIGHT ALARM with a few tiny foxing spots and some creasing in the bottom margin, a hard crease or tear at left sheet edge extending 5/8 inch into the image; THE RACE with a tear at top sheet edge extending 5/8 inch into the image (four unexamined out of the frame).
Any condition statement is given as a courtesy to a client, is only an opinion and should not be treated as a statement of fact. Doyle New York shall have no responsibility for any error or omission. The absence of a condition statement does not imply that the lot is in perfect condition or completely free from wear and tear, imperfections or the effects of aging.
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