Mar 21, 2017 - Sale 2440

Sale 2440 - Lot 178

Price Realized: $ 344
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
AUGUSTUS TOEDTEBERG.
"Mr. Elton as Richard III. Mr. Farrell as Richmond." Duel scene for a production of Shakespeare's "Richard III," performed at 157 Walker Street, New York, in 1852. Watercolor on paper. 457x584 mm; 18x23 inches. Signed and captioned in lower margin. Small chips along outer edges, dampstain in lower left margin, tape repair on verso.
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Toedteberg (1823-1909) was both an artist and collector. In December of 1903, the Anderson Auction Company of New York began a four-part sale of his collection including Rare Books of Theatrical History, Colored Drawings and Prints, Engraved Portraits and Views, Autograph Letters, Playbills, and Daguerreotypes. According to the catalogue introduction, the sheer volume of his collection was noted for its "contribution to the preservation and appreciation of the records of the American Stage. . . Every phase of dramatic history seems to have been covered, and no important character or event has been overlooked." This item was featured as lot 1659.