51. Last Turn

Rita Guzzi

Oil, 30 x 24.  A strong and colorful oil by the internationally known New England artist, her first work on harness racing.

SOLD - $500

52. Serenity Pastures

David Pavlak

Oil, 24 x 18

SOLD - $650

53. Extended

Adrienne Jacopi Gualco

Sand Vic (Brian Sears) beats Vivid Photo (Roger Hammer) in 1:51.4 in Red Mile's Alleridge Farm Trot, Oct. 7, 2006.

Watercolor on Paper, 28 x 19

SOLD - $550

For 60 years, from the 1840s to early 1900s, the lithography firm started by Nathaiel Currier and subsequently famous as Currier & Ives captured the beauty and history of the American trotting horse, and American history in general.  Their stone lithographs have become art treasures.  The HTA Scholarship Fund, in recent years, has become the largest auction market in America for Currier & Ives horse racing prints.  Here is our 2008 collection of great original Currier & Ives stone lithographs, a rare opportunity to start or augment a personal collection.

55. American Winter Scene  Currier & Ives

Large folio stone lithograph, 29 x 22.  Very rare and in good condition.  Color excellent, few old repairs from margin into print upper left, small stain in sky above roof.  A true rarity evident by the fact print is not contained in either Conningham or Cohenour reference works on Currier & Ives.  George Cohenour, who wrote the 2001 book on Currier & Ives lithographs, says this print is without a doubt a lithograph and hand painted, with all Currier's information normally found on his large folio prints.  The paper is from the mid-1860s and the print does not appear to have been altered in any way.  The exact same print was made by Joseph Hoover of Philadelphia in 1867, and Cohenour says it was common practice for lithographers of the period to copy from each other (see Going to the Trot and Coming from the Trot, one set by Currier & Ives and one by Haskell & Allen, in this collection).  Who copied from whom on American Winter Scene is not critical: the superb print speaks for itself, and almost certainly is the Currier & Ives version.

SOLD - $6,500

56. Ready for the Trot  Currier & Ives

Large folio stone lithograph, 1877.  Excellent color and overall condition.  Some slight time toning and stains in margins.  You will revisit this print countless times, and on each visit you will find fascinating new details.

SOLD - $2,000

57. A Disputed Heat  Currier & Ives

Large folio stone lithograph, 1878.  Good condition, overall toning, small repaired tear into sky, some staining in title.  This is one of the most famous of Currier trotting prints, and will provide hours of viewing pleasure.

SOLD - $5,000

Numbers 58 & 59 Selling as  a Set

SOLD - $3,000

58. Going to the Trot  Haskell & Allen

Large folio original lithograph, 31 x 22.5. 

Excellent color, minor stains, very good condition.

59. Coming from the Trot  Haskell & Allen

Large folio original lithograph, 29.5 x 26.5, companion print to #58.  Excellent color, very slight stains in sky and margins, otherwise a flawless print.