(CASED IMAGES) union case Whole plate thermoplastic case

Sale 1907 - Lot 18

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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000

(CASED IMAGES) union case
Whole-plate thermoplastic case, entitled "The Landing of Columbus," measuring 7 1/8x9 3/8 inches. Circa 1856

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The design for this uncommonly large plastic case is based on John Vanderlyn's (1775-1852) painting located in the rotunda of the United States Capitol. Vanderlyn was a portraitist and student of Gilbert Stuart. According to Michele and Clifford Krainik, "The Landing of Columbus" is one of the most beautiful and sought-after of all Union cases. . . it represents a tour de force for the engravers and the case manufacturer. The design appears on the obverse and reverse of the case." See: