This is a result that is more of a function of two determined bidders who surely never dreamed that one of them would be on the hook for such an unsustainable sum. (Take a look at the bidding history.) In conversations with several collectors as to whether I’d be bidding, I said I wouldn’t be as I didn’t want to pay what I thought FMV would be, $2,500. Imagine my shock when the ending price was $4,900. Allow me to temper my shock with repeating that this is a one-off result due to only two bidders AND with the observation that I had never seen any one of the items that comprise what I hope is a complete set. The art is sublime and very reminiscent of Rust Craft. I appreciated how the seller pointed out the “Gertrude” by-line. Fascinating! It will make an astounding display - albeit a very costly one, at ~$415 per item.
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