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argentum1 Posts: 602 |
posted 07-05-2009 10:02 AM
  
An auction was held in Cincinnati, Ohio on June 5, 2009 for the above listed item. The auction estimate was $300,000 to $400,000 dollars. The item description read:
The item did not sell. The reason possibly being that there are no known records of the presentation and Tiffany has no record of it. I was going to take money out of the petty cash account and go buy it but I awoke from that dream. The portrait is that of Luke Kent Jr. an Ohio silversmith in Cincinnati. This was in the auction as well. It seems as though the portrait along with portraits of his wife his mother and his father were in the same auction. This happening is a rarity and I do not use the rarity word lightly. IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-05-2009 10:17 AM
The item in question IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 07-05-2009 10:24 AM
It seems a bit ungainly with that small base. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-05-2009 12:11 PM
The inscription is dated 1864. According to Carpenter's book, the marks are correct for 1854-70, made for Tiffany by John C. Moore Co., so the time is right for the piece. Maybe you should have gone for it.  IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-05-2009 12:33 PM
Actually it is 1861 -- those long serif 1's can be deceptive, especially when viewed from a slight skew. There are 33 stars, so it was engraved before January 1861, when Kansas became a state, though the inscription is dated March 4, which seems a bit odd. [This message has been edited by wev (edited 07-05-2009).] IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 07-05-2009 02:49 PM
The first one in 1861 looks just like the second one and nothing like the four just prior to it. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 07-05-2009 02:52 PM
 If it wasn't for the base, I'd 'a' had it.IP: Logged |
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wev Moderator Posts: 4121 |
posted 07-05-2009 03:10 PM
The paintings went quite cheap, even with the condition issues. IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 07-05-2009 03:22 PM
But they did make the auction estimate. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-05-2009 03:52 PM
quote: If it was presented on the day of the inauguration, it had to have been ordered earlier - anytime after the election and before the Presidential seal was officially revised. [This message has been edited by swarter (edited 07-05-2009).] IP: Logged |
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