Lot 302: 2 Historical Art Works, incl. Louis XVIII, Abraham Lincoln

Two (2) works on paper depicting historical figures, including French King Louis XVIII and President Abraham Lincoln. 1st item: Steel plate engraving titled "Louis XVIII, Roi de France & de Navarre" drawn and engraved by Pierre Bouillon (1776-1831), published by Chez Bance, Paris. Depicting a bust portrait of Louis XVIII wearing a military uniform. Ink inscriptions in French and English text above and below plate marks. Housed under glass in a black wooden frame with faux wooden venner and gilt wood rabbet edge. Plate – 13" H x 10" W. Sight – 15 1/2" H x11 1/2" W. Framed – 19" H x 15" W. Note: Louis XVIII (1755-1824), known as "the Desired" was King of France from 1814 to 1824, except for a period in 1815 known as the Hundred Days. He spent twenty-three years in exile, from 1791 to 1814, during the French Revolution and the First French Empire, and again in 1815, during the period of the Hundred Days, upon the return of Napoleon I from Elba. 2nd item: Otto J. Schneider (Illinois, 1875-1946) limited edition etching on paper depicting the Abraham Lincoln: The Man statue in the Lincoln Park in Chicago, IL by Augustus Saint-Gaudens (New York/New Hampshire/Massachusetts/France, 1848-1907). Signed "Schneider" in pencil lower right. Published by the Chicago Society of Etchers Club, Chicago, 1927. Matted and housed under glass in a black wooden frame with gilt silver trim. Plate – 11 1/2" H x 6 3/8" W. Sight – 12 1/4" H x 7 1/8" W. Framed – 18 7/8" H x 12 5/8" W. Early 20th century. Provenance: The Estate of Mrs. Frank Wood, Evansville, Indiana and Dickson, Tennessee. CONDITION: 1st item: Overall good condition with foxing spots, dampstaining to majority of sheet. Not examined outside of frame. 2nd item: Overall good condition with toning/acid burn. Not examined outside of frame.