(ABRAHAM LINCOLN) George E Bissell sculptor Statuette of Lin

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Sale 2687 - Lot 168

Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,500

(ABRAHAM LINCOLN.) George E. Bissell, sculptor. Statuette of Lincoln standing with the Emancipation Proclamation. Bronze, 8 inches high, with 2-inch round base, with sculptor's copyright statement and "Gorham Q438" stamped in base; dark brown patina, no verdigris noted. [Providence, RI]: Gorham Manufacturing, 1898

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The prolific sculptor George Edwin Bissell (1839-1920) was a Civil War veteran. Much larger versions of this Lincoln pose stand in Clermont, Iowa and Edinburgh, Scotland. A few in this size have turned up at auction with square bases, but we have seen none at auction which were produced with this round base.

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