OUSTANDING LARGE PHOTOGRAPHIC BUTTON FOR “CHIQUITA”, FAMOUS CUBAN MIDGET C. 1901 PAN-AM EXPO.
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Winning Bid:
$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, July 16, 2015 1:00:00 PM)
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Auction:
Auction #215 - Part II
Item numbers 988 through 2613 in auction 215
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Item Description
Last auction we had the only 2-1/8" button we know of to show her in full color. While a gorgeous button the design is illustrated art based on a photograph. It exceeded $300.00. This large 1.75" has crisp photographic image of her holding flowers in a tinted blue dress. Both these larger size buttons are much scarcer than the variety of 7/8" sepia photo buttons. A great example of a Chiquita classic. NM, displaying Mint. She stands on leopard skin rug and she wears a large gown with a fan in her one hand as she poses next to a chair to give an idea of her small size. She was known to have expensive tastes, with her costumes custom made in Paris. She wore a cluster of diamonds on her right hand given to her by King Edward of England who proclaimed that, although he had long believed in fairies, Chiquita was the first he had the pleasure of meeting. She was a major attraction at the 1901 Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, probably where this button was sold as a souvenir. Couple faint hairlines scratches only in reflected light. Exc. and displays Mint. Scarce.
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