THEODORE ROOSEVELT BRONZE PLAQUE WITH FAMOUS QUOTATION FROM 1899 STRENUOUS LIFE SPEECH.
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Starting Bid:
$460.00
(Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
Bidding Ended:
Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Wednesday, November 12, 2014 1:00:00 AM)
Auction:
Auction #213 - Part I
Item numbers 1 through 1062 in auction 213
Item Description
Beautifully designed high relief heavy bronze plaque 7.5" x 13.25" x .75" deep. Edge of raised shoulder has incised name of sculptor that appears to be C. B. Sander ( or Sunder) but we cannot find any information using that name. Regardless, the image of TR facing left is in high relief against an overall pattern of art nouveau styled flowers. Below is a quotation from the famous speech he gave at the Hamilton Club, Chicago, Illinois, April 30, 1899. The text on the plaque reads "I wish to preach not the doctrine of ignoble ease but the doctrine of strenuous life, the life of toil and effort, of labor and strife; to preach that highest form of success that comes, not to the man that desires mere ease and peace, but to him who does not shrink from danger, hardship, or bitter toil, and who, out of these, wins the splendid ultimate triumph." Below this is his facsimile signature "Theodore Roosevelt". Original patina and near mint as made. Much rarer than the usually seen portrait plaque by Fraser.
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