Nov 25, 2014 - Sale 2368

Sale 2368 - Lot 165

Price Realized: $ 1,125
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(LINCOLN, ABRAHAM--PRINTS.) [Maurer, Louis?] "Taking the Stump" or Stephen in Search of his Mother. Lithograph, 13 1/2 x 18 inches; 3 short closed marginal tears repaired on verso, moderate dampstaining. (TFC) New York: Currier & Ives, 1860

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Stephen Douglas hobbles about on an artificial leg seeking support, while a confident Lincoln leans against a rail fence telling his hapless opponents: "Go it ye cripples! Wooden legs are cheap, but stumping won't save you." Reilly 1860-36.