Lot 1 · Important Americana
The Great Fire at Chicago, Octr. 8th 1871 (Gale 2835)
Currier And Ives · Hand-colored lithograph, 1871, on wove paper
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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Important Americana, New York · 25 January 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4230923
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Currier And Ives, The Great Fire at Chicago, Octr. 8th 1871 (Gale 2835). Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2014, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230923.
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Currier And Ives, The Great Fire at Chicago, Octr. 8th 1871 (Gale 2835). Sotheby's, 25 Jan 2014, lot 1. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4230923.
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