Spring Premier Auction 2017
Wed, May 24, 2017 04:00PM EDT - Fri, Oct 6, 2017 11:00PM EDT
Timed Auction
Lot 234
1909 PITTSBURGH PIRATES (WORLD CHAMPIONS) CARL HORNER ORNATE COMPOSITE FEATURING HONUS WAGNER (SAME IMAGE AS FAMED T206 CARD)
Sold for
$14,655.60
Sold Price includes BP
Bid Increments
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| $200 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
| $200,000 | $25,000 |
| $500,000 | $50,000 |
| $1,000,000 | $100,000 |
| $1,500,000 | $150,000 |
Presented here is a rare and gorgeous team composite featuring the 1909 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates. What immediately leaps out to any knowledgeable viewer's eye here is the ultra-iconic Carl Horner portrait of Honus Wagner—the very same image used for that world famous (and famously expensive) T206 baseball card. Wagner's enigmatic Mona Lisa-like visage is located at center left opposite another well-known Hall of Fame likeness from the T206 set Fred Clarke. Adhered to a 24" x 28" acid free mount this 17" x 20" team depiction bears a 14-3/4"-diameter baseball shape that incorporates 24 oval-shaped black-and-white portrait photos of Pirates team members (each with accompanying identification). Surrounding the sphere-shaped image is a black background on which gold-colored lettering comprises the legend "WORLD'S CHAMPIONS - PITTSBURGH 1909." with a swashbuckling buccaneer figure in the lower-left corner. Fine-print attribution reads "Photos by Carl J. Horner Co. Boston Mass." and "Copyright Geo. B. Hess - G.L. Junge Pittsburgh PA 1909."
The piece retains its dramatic display quality and presents at the EX-EX/MT level having benefited from moderate elite level restoration. Some in-painting has been expertly performed to mask some surface flecks and minor surface abrasions as well as a moisture stain in the upper left quadrant. The degree and quality of this work only serves to preserve and enhance the item’s magnificent natural attributes. Only a small handful of these Carl Horner 1909 World Champion Pittsburgh Pirates displays have surfaced in the marketplace making them infinitely rarer than the T206 Wagner card itself. A magnificent piece in its own right such an item would also serve as great display companion for any Wagner owner or as a more affordable alternative.
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