Lot 840
Currier & Ives/ Thomas Worth. "Spoiling A Sensation - The Bicycle Boy on a Bull". Stone lithograph, hand-colored and signed, from the Darktown Series, 1881, 12 x 15 in. with 1in. plus margins, framed in an early 20th century, black ebonized wood frame. Depicting an African-American high wheel cyclist caught on the horns of a charging bull - his cycle in pieces and his friends aghast! In the background, a Black woman wearing a top hat holds a mule. With the printed signature of the artist "Th(omas) Worth". Excellent condition. The colors are bright and vibrant. There is a very light water stain below the title and a single spot of foxing to the right of the legend.
Estimated Value $500 - 1,000.
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