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THBRobert E. Lee Letter, Lithograph
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PO Box 2135
Asheville, NC 28802
United States
Based in Asheville, North Carolina, Brunk Auctions has been conducting sales of fine and decorative arts for over 30 years. Auctions are held in our North Carolina sale room but attracts a global audience. Founded by Robert Brunk in 1983, the auctions became well known for their integrity and profes...Read more
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About Auction
LiveSep 12, 2014 - Sep 13, 2014
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- Lot Description
Portrait and Porcelain Statue Robert E. Lee letter (three pages) to Major John Symington, dated March 8, 1853, from West Point, regarding buying a carriage and a horse or mare; together with a lithograph portrait of Lee "Sold by authority of the Lee Memorial Association for the erection of a monument at the tomb of Genl. R. E. Lee at the Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia"; with a ceramic statue of Lee dressed for war and seated on top of a horse, 7-3/4 x 4-3/4 in. to 9-3/4 x 7-3/4 in., Lee letter near fine with some darkening at the folds; lithograph portrait near fine (not examined out of frame); statue very good with tiny loss from one ear of horse; statue with loss to right heel of boot, possible losses to horse's tail, possible repair to left hand. Provenance: By descent in the Sprunt and Taylor families of Wilmington and Winston Salem, North Carolina
Condition
Lee letter near fine with some darkening at the folds; lithograph portrait near fine (not examined out of frame); statue very good with tiny loss from one ear of horse
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