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  • Lot #1261
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Lot 1261: Scarce John Rodgers Abraham Lincoln Bronze Desk Bust

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: February 20, 2015

Lot 1261: Scarce John Rodgers Abraham Lincoln Bronze Desk Bust

Auction Location: Rock Island, IL

Auction Date: February 20, 2015

Estimated Price: $1,800 - $2,750
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Scarce John Rodgers Abraham Lincoln Bronze Desk Bust

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John Rogers, a classic American sculptor, is known for his plaster images of early American life as well as the 80 castings of the American Civil War. Rogers only did 3 bronze castings in his lifetime. The 3 castings were of Picket's Charge, One More Shot, & this one of President Abraham Lincoln. This gilded bronze patina of Abe shows the President with a remorseful & worried look on his face. President Lincoln was faced with many challenges of the Civil War as well as other domestic & international challenges of his presidency. This bronze is signed on the back John Rogers New York. The dimensions are: HT; & Width: 5", Depth: 4", Wgt: 12 lbs, vg cond., & rests on a round black marble plinth.

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