Stack's Bowers Galleries

Spring 2022 Baltimore Auction  –  11 - 13 April 2022

Stack's Bowers Galleries, Spring 2022 Baltimore Auction

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Part 8: Mo, 11.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 9: Tu, 12.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 10: Tu, 12.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
Part 11: We, 13.04.2022, from 6:00 PM CEST
The auction is closed.

Description

1920 Theodore Roosevelt Portrait Plaque. By James Earle Fraser. Cold Painted Cast Iron. About Uncirculated.

250 mm x 325 mm. This plaque depicts a bespectacled mature portrait of Roosevelt facing right. A panel below the bust is inscribed AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR / THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST / SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS. The plaque is signed FRASER / 19(Copyright)20. at the upper right. The reverse is signed DecArtS at top left and D2 at lower center left. Two secure mounting loops and a hanger are also present. The finish is handsome olive-bronze with slightly darker accents in the recessed areas. An impressive plaque, by an eminent sculptor, portraying one of the United States' most popular presidents.

Estimate: $ 750

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Price realized 420 USD
Starting price 1 USD
Estimate 750 USD
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