Mar 30, 2017 - Sale 2441

Sale 2441 - Lot 61

Price Realized: $ 3,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) CURRIER, NATHANIEL Branding Slaves on the Coast of Africa Previous to Embarkation. Hand-tinted lithograph, 13-1/2 x 9-1/2 inches, matted, adding 3 inches all around. New York, circa 1845

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a very scarce and early currier lithograph. The practice of branding slaves was not universal. Some dealers would do this to enable identification of slaves in the event of theft.