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FORT SUMTER #1821/2500

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FORT SUMTER #1821/2500
BIDDING STARS SOON!
Approx $250,000 Collection (Original Purchase price per the family. Purchased for an investment )
STILL PROCESSING SALES LOTS. TOTAL PCS OVER 150 :
FROM THE ESTATE OF MR. & MRS. WILLIAM DOYLE
FRANCIS BARNUM SCULPTURES RARE & LIMITED EDITION / 150 PCS PLUS
CIVIL WAR , OLD WEST , WILDLIFE . All MADE IN AMERICA OF THE FINEST PEWTER AND AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP. ALL SIGNED BY FRANCIS BARNUM
FORT SUMTER #1821/2500
APPROX. 6" BY 5"
APPROX. 2 LBS
SCULPTED BY FRANCIS BARNUM
SOLID PEWTER WITH WOOD BASE, AUTHENTIC FRANCIS BARNUM SCULPTURE, HIGH QUALITY AMERICAN CRAFTSMANSHIP


What “Fort Sumter” represents

This piece is based on the opening event of the American Civil War:

The Battle of Fort Sumter
Took place in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina
Confederate forces bombarded the Union-held fort on April 12, 1861
The surrender after ~34 hours marked the official beginning of the Civil War

Fort Sumter itself was a coastal fortress built in the early 1800s and became one of the most important symbolic sites in American history .

What the Barnum sculpture typically shows

While designs vary slightly by edition, Barnum’s “Fort Sumter” piece usually includes:

The fort structure with artillery positions
Soldiers manning cannons or preparing for bombardment
A dramatic early-war scene emphasizing tension and the outbreak of conflict

It’s more of a fortification + action scene, rather than a single figure like some of your other pieces.
What “The Cavalier” statue is
A limited-edition pewter sculpture produced in the 1990s (commonly by Chilmark).
Depicts a mounted Civil War cavalry officer—well-groomed, bearded, and posed in a composed, almost aristocratic style.
The title “Cavalier” reflects the romanticized image of a gentleman soldier (historically, “cavalier” means a horseman or aristocratic fighter).

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