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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Darkwing Manor, post: 2117687, member: 738&quot;]This French walnut buffet has just come up for auction. What caught my eye was the ambitious pediment, with what the auction house describes as a bust of Abe Lincoln. As a student of material culture, I am looking for opinions on what ole Abe could possibly be doing up there? Or is it even him? Perusing French opinion during and after the Civil War, I could not see any consensus on him being considered a hero, martyr or role model in any way, except perhaps as a cautionary tale for their own political issues. Looking forward to your speculations!</p><p><a href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/84795508_french-neo-classical-buffet-in-walnut" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/84795508_french-neo-classical-buffet-in-walnut" rel="nofollow">https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/84795508_french-neo-classical-buffet-in-walnut[ATTACH=full]250774[/ATTACH] </a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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