EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL WINCHESTER ADVERTISING ART FOR THE WINCHESTER MODEL 61 PUMP ACTION RIFLE.

EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL WINCHESTER ADVERTISING ART FOR THE WINCHESTER MODEL 61 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Water color on Artisit Board, by John Harmon Cassell (American Illus. 1888-1960). Cassell was born in Nebraska City, NE in 1877 and attended the Art Institute of Chicago and then resided in New York, NY until his death in 1960. This pc has a very unusual shape with a 19-1/2″ circular image consisting of a father & son seated in a grassy field with trees & mountains in the background. Both are dressed in 1950’s clothing and the father is holding a Winchester Model 61 rifle. The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner. The painting is archival framed and mounted with a custom-cut acid-free complimentary green matting with cutouts around the edges for details and an orig, from the factory, brass plaque with “Winchester” trademark in red at the bottom. It is framed in a fine complimenting oak frame. Accompanied by an advertising page from a magazine with this exact image advertising the Winchester Model 61 and Model 52 along with other Winchester products. It is additionally accompanied by a rare Winchester paper foldout advertising all ten of Winchester’s 22 rifles being produced at that time. The cover has this exact image in black & white. PROVENANCE: Winchester Archives, New Haven, CT. CONDITION: All three pieces are extremely fine with the painting & advertising page having brilliant vivid colors with crisp images. Framing is impeccable & very complimentary. The foldout shows some slight scuffing on some of folded edges but colors remain crisp & bright. A truly rare set that belongs with a premiere Model 61 collection. 4-59863 JR635 (8,000-12,000)

Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007

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.

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	2513	$0.00	EXTREMELY RARE ORIGINAL WINCHESTER ADVERTISING ART FOR THE WINCHESTER MODEL 61 PUMP ACTION RIFLE. Water color on Artisit Board, by John Harmon Cassell (American Illus. 1888-1960). Cassell was born in Nebraska City, NE in 1877 and attended the Art Institute of Chicago and then resided in New York, NY until his death in 1960. This pc has a very unusual shape with a 19-1/2″ circular image consisting of a father & son seated in a grassy field with trees & mountains in the background. Both are dressed in 1950’s clothing and the father is holding a Winchester Model 61 rifle. The artist’s signature is in the lower right corner. The painting is archival framed and mounted with a custom-cut acid-free complimentary green matting with cutouts around the edges for details and an orig, from the factory, brass plaque with “Winchester” trademark in red at the bottom. It is framed in a fine complimenting oak frame. Accompanied by an advertising page from a magazine with this exact image advertising the Winchester Model 61 and Model 52 along with other Winchester products. It is additionally accompanied by a rare Winchester paper foldout advertising all ten of Winchester’s 22 rifles being produced at that time. The cover has this exact image in black & white. PROVENANCE: Winchester Archives, New Haven, CT. CONDITION: All three pieces are extremely fine with the painting & advertising page having brilliant vivid colors with crisp images. Framing is impeccable & very complimentary. The foldout shows some slight scuffing on some of folded edges but colors remain crisp & bright. A truly rare set that belongs with a premiere Model 61 collection. 4-59863 JR635 (8,000-12,000) Auction: Firearms - Fall 2007 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.

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