Apr 08, 2014 - Sale 2344

Sale 2344 - Lot 191

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 300 - $ 400
(NAVY.) The Constitution Frigate. Engraving, 14 x 17 inches; edges worn with cello tape repairs on verso, minor foxing and soiling; wide margins. Np, nd

Additional Details

An apparently early depiction of the USS Constitution, launched in 1797 and now the world's oldest naval vessel. No text can be discerned beyond the title. Not found in OCLC or in earlier auction records, and possibly unique.