$1,422
Nathaniel Currier, publisher (American, 1813-1888) CLIPPER SHIP "SWEEPSTAKES. ," 1853 (Conningham, 1168). Identified in inscriptions in the matrix. Large folio lithograph with hand-coloring on paper, sheet size 19 7/8 x 25 5/8 in., in a period molded giltwood frame, the back affixed with a Kennedy Galleries of New York label. Condition: Margins 5/8 in. or more, three margin tears, one through title, light toning and mat stain, paper slightly rippled u.r. Note: The clipper ship Sweepstakes was built in the New York shipyard of Westervelt & Sons and launched in the summer of 1853. The Sweepstakes was heralded for making the trip between New York City and San Francisco in only 106 days. The margin tears are 1/2 in. u.l., 1/2 in. u.c., 1 1/4 in. l.c. through title "W" in Sweepstakes>
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2009-06-07
