Please ensure Javascript is enabled for purposes of website accessibility
(800) 937-3880
SELL

Lot #231
Elizabeth Custer

Fetching portrait of Custer’s widow

This lot has closed

Estimate: $0+
Sell a Similar Item?
Share:  

Description

Fetching portrait of Custer’s widow

Wife and biographer (1842–1933) of ill-fated General George Armstrong Custer. Very rare original unsigned full-length cabinet portrait, 4.25 x 6.5, circa 1880, no back stamp, depicting the elegantly dressed Custer standing next to a fur-covered chair. In fine condition, with trivial soiling to the borders and some light silvering to darker areas of the image, visible only at an angle. A distinguished portrait of Custer’s wife, who would spend the rest of her life preserving her husband’s memory. RR Auction COA.

Auction Info

  • Auction Title: Texas & Western
  • Dates: #379 - Ended November 17, 2011