BENJAMIN BUTLER FIGURAL SMALL BUST AND SATIRICAL MATCHBOX WITH FOUR IMAGES BUT NO LID.
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Starting Bid:
$172.50
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, July 16, 2014 2:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #212 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 988 in auction 212
Item Description
First is 1.75x3x3.5" tall 3-D bust with "Butler" name panel. Panel down to base is glazed while bust itself is unglazed Parian ware (bisque). Circa 1884 or earlier. Mint. Next is 3.25x3.25x3-1/8" tall but missing a lid that featured a Civil War kepi on top. Unpainted bisque. Repeated slogan on missing lid edge read "A Match/For Anyone" plus text "Contraband Of War Set Them At Work." Ornate makers mark under the base. This item is circa Butler's run for president on the Green Back party ticket in 1884, but the text is inspired by his Civil War military career. Pair of .5" and 3/8" faint tan hairlines by an upper corner. Rest is clean. Julie Powell Collection.
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