Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2567BLocation: BostonDate / Time: November 05, 2011 10:00AM
Description:
Currier & Ives, publishers (American, 1857-1907)
THE GREAT FIRE AT BOSTON., 1872 (Conningham, 2614). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Small folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 12 7/8 x 13 5/8 in., mounted in a period black-painted, molded wood frame. Condition: Margins of 5/8 in. or more, toning, stains, edge losses.
Note: This print ranks no. 50 in The New Best 50, small folio.
Estimate $300-500
Not laid down, three small edge losses not into image, U.r., u.l., and l.l. 1/4-1/2 in. lg. x 1/4 in. moisture stains along margins, allover toning