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Lot # 362: Splendid 1888 Currier & Ives “The Futurity Race at Sheepshead Bay” Original Print

Category: Horse Racing

Starting Bid: $750.00

Bids: 14 (Bid History)

Time Left: Auction closed

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Item was in Auction "Leland's Classic",
which ran from 2/14/2018 10:00 AM to
3/23/2018 10:00 PM



The original oil painting of this superb print is prominently displayed at the Museum of Racing in Saratoga Springs, NY. This large fourteen color lithograph is by noted Currier & Ives artist, Louis Maurer, and signed in stone in 1888. Image of 34x20.13" is contained in a beautiful frame 42x30.75". At the time, the inaugural race was the richest race in the world and won by Proctor Knott defeating Salvator. In NM condition.

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