The Grand Trotting Stallion Axtell

by William L., by George Wilkes, record at 3 yrs. old 2: 12 by Currier, Ives, publishers

$750 · Offered by Donald A. Heald Rare Books

A vigorous scene of the trotting stallion Axtell at full stretch. 'A harness-race scene. A horse draws its sulky and driver from left to right. The moustached driver wears a silver-gray jacket and cap, and yellow gloves. Beyond a rail fence is an extensive landscape, featuring prominent trees at left' Gale Conningham 2532; Gale 2761. Item #6294

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