LOT #80086 |
Sold on Aug 23, 2025 for: Not Sold
1900's Christy Mathewson Cabinet Photograph -- Image Used for 1915 Cracker Jack Card!...
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Description
Perhaps the finest studio photograph of this Dead Ball Era legend!
1900's Christy Mathewson Cabinet Photograph -- Image Used for
1915 Cracker Jack Card! It's one of the most famous photographs
of this iconic Dead Ball Era ace, elevated to worldwide esteem
through its utilization in several period trading card issues,
notably the 1915 Cracker Jack and both the W600 and M116 sets
released by The Sporting News from 1902 to 1911. The image finds
Mathewson carefully groomed and dressed in his Sunday best, looking
more like a young professor than the greatest pitcher in the Major
Leagues.The sepia-toned shot measures 5.5x4", the cardboard mount extending those dimensions very slightly. We note that the bottom edge appears to be trimmed, likely to remove a damaged area as the cardboard utilized for cabinet photography was very susceptible to chipping.
We should also mention that PSA/DNA typically declines to authenticate mounted photography, but every detail of the image and the mount is consistent with other cabinets of the era. Other than the trimming, and a sliver of paper loss at lower edge, the condition of the ancient relic is simply phenomenal. Unquestionably one of the finest Matty photos to surface on the auction block in recent memory.
Auction Info
2025 August 23 - 24 Summer Platinum Night Sports Auction #50079 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2025
23rd-24th
Saturday-Sunday
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