Sell or Auction Your Leonard Volk Lincoln’s Head and Hands Modern Casting for up to Nearly $10,000 or More at Nate D. Sanders Auctions
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Sell Your Leonard Volk Lincoln’s Head and Hands Modern Casting
Leonard Wells Volk (November 7, 1828 – August 19, 1895) was an American sculptor. He is notable for making one of only two life masks of United States President Abraham Lincoln. In 1867 he helped establish the Chicago Academy of Design and served as its president until 1878. He made several large monumental sculptures, including the tomb of the politician Stephen A. Douglas, and statues of American Civil War figures.
Below is a recent realized price for a Leonard Volk Lincoln’s head and hands modern casting. We at Nate D. Sanders Auctions can obtain up to this amount or more for you:
Leonard Volk Lincoln’s Head and Hands Modern Casting . Sold for Nearly $10,000.
Here is the Memorial of Leonard Volk in Rosehill Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois:
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Abraham Lincoln Personally Owned and Worn Spectacles — With Provenance From Lincoln’s Family
Spectacles worn by Abraham Lincoln, photographed with the President in the portrait taken by Alexander Gardner in Washington, D.C. in 1865 (O-116D in ”Lincoln in Photographs”). With provenance from Abraham Lincoln’s great grandson, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith. As his last direct descendant, Beckwith writes in an ”Affidavit and Deed of Gift”, signed and dated 16 August 1977 (a photocopy of which is included in the lot): ”I, Robert Todd Lincoln Beckwith of Washington, D.C., certify that among the contents of a trunk located and unopened until recently, and placed in the attic of Hildene, the estate of my grandfather Robert Todd Lincoln, Manchester, Vermont, by my grandmother Mary Harlan Lincoln (Mrs. Robert Todd Lincoln), and the said contents being awarded to me by the Estate of my sister Mary Lincoln Beckwith, were found two pair of eye glasses which had belonged to my great grandfather President Abraham Lincoln, and so marked by my grandmother Mary Harlan Lincoln. I further give one pair of these eye glasses to Margaret Fristoe of Chevy Chase, Maryland, and one pair to James T. Hickey of Elkhart, Illinois.” Hickey was the Curator of the Lincoln Collection of the Illinois State Historical Library, now the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library. The pair given to Hickey is still in the Library’s collection. Two years after gifting the glasses to Fristoe, Beckwith married her and upon her death the glasses were passed to her daughter from a prior relationship, Lenora Fristoe Hoverson. Her affidavit is also included. Also included is a signed letter from a board-certified optician attesting to the prescription of the glasses as +2.12, a match to Lincoln’s known prescription strength in the 2.00 range. An amazing piece of personal history from one of America’s greatest presidents. Sold for $84,422.
Abraham Lincoln Signed CDV as President — John Hay Certifies Signature as Authentic on Verso
Exceptionally rare Abraham Lincoln signed carte-de-visite photograph, taken by Alexander Gardner in 1861 and signed as President. Signed ”A. Lincoln” below the seated portrait of Lincoln. John Hay, Lincoln’s private secretary, authenticates the signature upon the verso by writing, ”I certify that the President’s signature is genuine / John Hay”. With ”Brady’s National Portrait Gallery” backstamp. Measures 2.5” x 3.75”. Very good with some foxing and wear, but with a strong signature by Lincoln. With provenance from Profiles in History and with a COA from Charles Hamilton. Sold for $49,913.
Superb Abraham Lincoln Autograph Letter Signed as President, Regarding Possible War Profiteering During the Civil War — “…I expected that when…the price of a…gun was fixed, it would stand…”
Abraham Lincoln autograph letter signed as President with exceptional content regarding arms requisitions, dated 23 April 1862 during the early years of the Civil War as the government’s military expenditures were dramatically increasing. Lincoln’s legal instincts are sharp here, as he analyzes a contract for the purchase of guns, putting a contractor on notice that varying prices will be challenged, and making sure that the government doesn’t fall victim to war profiteering or fraud. Sold for $20,124.
“Miss America 1925” Bronze Statue
1925 Howard Chandler Christy “Miss America 1925″ bronze statue. Sculpture of the 1925 Miss America winner, Fay Lanphier. Acting as a judge for that year’s competition, Christy sculpted this piece soon after Lanphier was crowned. Because of the statue’s undeniable likeness to Lanphier, the public reacted vociferously to its nudity; though Christy declared that Lanphier never posed for him. An exquisite piece of Miss America history from the pageant’s first year broadcast live on the radio. Sculpture, measuring 5″ x 16”, features a smooth, even patina. An intriguing piece in fine condition. Howard Chandler Christy original art in the form of a sculpture is rare. Sold for $4,520.
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Statue by the artist Christopher Slatoff of a man cradling a boy, personally owned by Ray Bradbury. Ceramic statue, entitled ”Fr. Electrico” was a collaboration between Bradbury and Slatoff and is based upon a childhood memory of Bradbury’s, where his father carried him home after a day spent at two circuses when Bradbury was 13. The statue has further meaning with ”tattoos” on the man’s back which have come to life, as they do in ”The Illustrated Man”. Of the statue, the artist has stated ”On another level Ray has become a second father to me, and the sculpture becomes him, with his stories and friendship carrying me. Ray’s creativity and friendship picking me up and carrying me is truly one of the most touching things that I have experienced in my life.” Statue has won the Gold Medal for sculpture at the California Art Club’s 97th Annual Gold Medal Juried Exhibition at the Pasadena Museum of California Art. Upon the base Slatoff writes, ”for Ray / with all my love, we did it – Chris Slatoff”. Statue measures 19” x 36”. With a COA from the Bradbury estate. Sold for $3,750.
Felix de Weldon WWII Bronze Sculpture — Engraved, “Well Done Motion Picture Industry”
Bronze WWII sculpture by Felix de Weldon, the famous sculptor of the Marine Corps War Memorial. De Weldon crafted this piece as a tribute to the motion picture industry during WWII. Sculpture is shaped like a film reel, with the Iwo Jima flag raising image in the center surrounded by seven scenes. Two globes flank the reel at the bottom, and a scroll running across is engraved, “Well Done Motion Picture Industry”. Scroll also bears the engraved signatures of de Weldon as the artist, James Forrestal as Secretary of Defense and Robert P. Patterson as Secretary of War. Measures approximately 14.5″ across, 15.75″ high and weighs 14 pounds. Some flaking to finish, else near fine. Sold for $3,411.
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