"THE GUMPS" PARISIAN NOVELTY CO. POCKET MIRROR ORIGINAL ART BY SIDNEY SMITH WITH WHOLE FAMILY.
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$115.00 (Includes 15% Buyer's Premium)
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Thursday, February 3, 2011 12:00:00 PM (20 Minute Clock Begins At Thursday, February 3, 2011 12:00:00 PM)
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Auction #202 - Part II
Item numbers 1554 through 3213 in auction 202
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Item Description
9 7/8x10 1/8" thin art board has hand-inked 8.25" diameter boarder line with applied 4.5x5" thin art board in center with wonderful India ink art of family with Uncle Bim in center with Andy on his right and Min on his left with her hand on Chester's shoulder. Has an additional small art board with Artist/Creator Sidney Smith's signature and hand-lettered title at bottom. From a 1930s series of comic character mirrors. See #1632 for mirror made from this original art. See #'s 2186, 2198 and 2200 for additional original art. Trace of lt. dust soil, art board has small creases at right side corner tips. image area itself is clean and VF. Wonderful design. From the Parisian Novelty Co. of Chicago Archives.
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