Patinated Cast Iron "Roosevelt Bas Relief" Portrait Plaque, after James...

Patinated Cast Iron "Roosevelt Bas Relief" Portrait Plaque,
after James Earle Fraser (1876-1953), Decorative Arts League, New York, New York, 1920.
Posthumous profile portrait of U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919), molded signature and date at upper right, quotation "'AGGRESSIVE FIGHTING FOR / THE RIGHT IS THE NOBLEST / SPORT THE WORLD AFFORDS'" in bottom margin, the reverse retaining paper label of the Decorative Arts League in upper right corner, the mark "B1" in raised letters at lower left edge, and picture wire threaded through soldered lugs, 10 x 12 3/4 in.
Provenance
The collection of Eric van Rooy.