TWO PLATES FROM THE RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (PRESIDENT, 1877-1881) PRESIDENTIAL GAME PATTERN SERVICE

HAVILAND & CO., 1884 - 1889

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TWO PLATES FROM THE RUTHERFORD B. HAYES (PRESIDENT, 1877-1881) PRESIDENTIAL GAME PATTERN SERVICE
HAVILAND & CO., 1884 - 1889
Comprising: Big Horn and The Antelope, or Prong-Horn.
Each 10 1/8 in. diameter (2)

Lot Essay

These game plates feature wild animals within their natural surroundings. The all-over plate decoration renders some of the most decorative and surreal scenes created by Theodore R. Davis for the Hayes service. See Klapthor, Appendix I for further information.

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