Modern Design, Tiffany, Art Nouveau, Decorative Continental Works
Fri, Sep 12, 2014 05:00PM EDT - Sat, Sep 13, 2014 05:00PM EDT
Live Auction
Lot 244
Robert E. Lee Letter, Lithograph
Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
|---|---|
| $0 | $25 |
| $100 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Portrait and Porcelain Statue Robert E. Lee letter (three pages) to Major John Symington, dated March 8, 1853, from West Point, regarding buying a carriage and a horse or mare; together with a lithograph portrait of Lee "Sold by authority of the Lee Memorial Association for the erection of a monument at the tomb of Genl. R. E. Lee at the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia"; with a ceramic statue of Lee dressed for war and seated on top of a horse, 7-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. to 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 in., Lee letter near fine with some darkening at the folds; lithograph portrait near fine (not examined out of frame); statue very good with tiny loss from one ear of horse; statue with loss to right heel of boot, possible losses to horse's tail, possible repair to left hand. Provenance: By descent in the Sprunt and Taylor families of Wilmington and Winston Salem, North Carolina
Condition
Lee letter near fine with some darkening at the folds; lithograph portrait near fine (not examined out of frame); statue very good with tiny loss from one ear of horse
