ICONIC John Rogers Group Council Of War Civil Abraham Lincoln Ulysses Grant FPU
Item History & Price
Todd Lincoln said of Rogers’ COUNCILOF WAR that working only from photographs, Rogers hadcaptured his father’s likeness better than any other attempts he had seen. COUNCIL OF WARis a large group standing 24” tall. Rogers did three versions. Version Ahad Stanton who was always cleaning his glasses, was cleaning them directlybehind Lincoln’s left ear. Hmmm? The public objected to the hurtful memory and the insinuation. So, version B had Stanton cleaning his glasses behind and overLincoln’s left shoulder. Folks still fussed. So, with Version C, Rogers gave upand had Stanton holding glasses and handkerchief at his side. Our example of COUNCIL OF WAR currently up for auction is a version B. This example of COUNCIL OF WAR is a nice repaint and its surface is forthe most part well intact having a few (very few) minor (very minor) losses in paintand for the most part few and not readily apparent surface rough spots. I’d like tothink this piece is priced to sell. Hope so anyway. COUNCILOF WAR used to go easily for 2500 to 3800 usd but I’m notasking anything close to that. Altho it is certainly not one of the more rare Rogers Groups, COUNCILs generally don’t come on the market very often for thenumber that were produced because once acquired, owners are loathe to sellthem. So priced to sell, not easily come by, don’t let it get away. 500 usd cheaper than the last one most previously sold--not bad, huh? S/H/I costs are estimated by eBay and hold onlywithin the contiguous 48 states of CONUS. Elsewhere, S/H/I will be calculatedon the basis of that specific destination. A piece as large as this will be professionallydouble-boxed or hauled by special carriage. The winning bidder's satisfactionis guaranteed for three days following delivery. Posting is done immediatelyupon receipt of a secured payment---paypal. Questions welcomed. Additionalpictures provided up request. FREE LOCAL PICKUP ENCOURAGED. Good luck with your bidding. Don’t let this exampleof this ICONIC group get away. (So gibt es hier keinen Platz für Widelinge.)
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