Lot Details
Lot 34
BUTLER, PRESTON [Portrait of Lincoln, Springfield, Illinois,
August 13, 1860. Oval platinum print on original card mount, 4 x 2 7/8 inches (100 x 73 mm), faint blindstamp on mount "Marshall Boston." Toning to mount, edges of mount slightly irregular.
Taken from the Butler ambrotype, this is the last photograph of Lincoln to be taken before he grew a beard. This print was likely prepared around 1880.
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Estimate: $600 - $900
Sold for $5,985 (includes buyer's premium)
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