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1612
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$802.75
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LOT OF 7 MISCELLANEOUS ADVERTISING SIGNS.1) Kennedy’s Biscuits paper sign titled “Chimme Fadden (The Bowery Boys) Biscuit”. Image of the Bowery Boy with a bowler hat and stogie with a New York city streetscape in the background. The New York Biscuit Co., New York, Chicago and Boston. 2) Butter-nut bread cardboard die cut sign. Illustration of a young baker with over-sized bread knife. 3) Butter-nut bread cardboard die cut sign with image of young girl eating a slice of bread. 4) Heinz Mince Meat cardboard sign featuring illustrations of a Mince Meat stoneware crock and jar. 5) Armour’s “Star” ham self framed tin sign. Images of a variety of ham dishes. Captioned “The Ham What Am and Bacon Too”. American artworks, Coshocton, Ohio. 6) Duluth Imperial Flour tin sign. Scarce sign with illustration of black chef taking a hot loaf of bread from the oven. Captioned “Without a Rival”. 7) Carr & Co.s Biscuits R.O.G. sign in frame. Reverse etched with gold foil highlights in its original wood frame. SIZE: 1) Image: 13-1/2″ w x 19-3/4″ h. 2) Image: 10-1/2″ w x 13-1/2″ h. 3) Image: 10-1/2″ w x 13″ h. 4) Image: 30-1/2″ w x 11-1/2″ h. 5) Image: 12-1/2″ w x 37″ h. 6) Image: 17-1/2″ w x 24-1/2″ h. 7) Overall 59″ w x 9-3/4″h. PROVENANCE: The Collection of Richard J. Miller. CONDITION: 1) Very good; few closed tears top left and right; a few horizontal roll creases. 2) Near exc. 3) Near exc. 4) Near exc.; only flaw is a vertical fold line. 5) Near exc. 6) Very good to exc.; some light scattered pitting at bottom left and right corners. 7) Very good to exc.; bottom edge possibly trimmed. 1-15102 (600-900) – Lot 1612 Auction: Advertising, Toy & Doll Auction - Fall 2014 Please Note: All prices include the hammer price plus the buyer’s premium, which is paid by the buyer as part of the purchase price. The prices noted here after the auction are considered unofficial and do not become official until after the 46th day. |