Lot 126

1861 Pony Express Mail Bronze by Bob Scriver c1991

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $5
$50 $10
$100 $25
$500 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$25,000 $2,500
$100,000 $5,000
For your consideration is this 1991 original Bob Scriver "1861 Pony Express Mail" lost wax bronze sculpture. The bronze shows a pony express rider riding on rocky ground. The work of art features a Pony Express rider and is signed in the bronze limited number 4/100 circa 1991. Robert Macfie Scriver (1914-1999) was born in Browning, Montana (in the heart of the Blackfoot Indian Reservation) in 1914. Scriver began sculpting using taxidermy to learn his craft of making wildlife bronzes. By 1962 he became a charter member of the Society of Animal Artists, had been accepted into the prestigious Cowboy Artists of America, listed in Who’s Who in American Art, and a member of the National Sculpture Society, and the National Academy of Western Art. This is a Lost Wax Bronze Casting and shows a walnut base. Bob Scriver bronzes have been valued at over $30,000-$50,000. He is believed to be "The Cowboy’s National Sculptor" and one of the finest Montana bronze artists of the 20th century. The measurements of this bronze are 15" x 13" x 8".