LOT - 1154
LOT - 1155 1154 - BRILLIANT STONE LITHOGRAPHED 101 RANCH WILD WEST POSTER (4 CHIEFS). 42 -1/4” x 28 -1/2”. Produced by the Riverside Print Shop of Chicago and Milwaukee in stunning multicolor brilliance. Measuring 41-1/2” long x 27-1/2” wide, not counting frame. It prominently features four different Indian chiefs resplendent in their war bonnets and face paint. The bottom of the post features a war dance. The top left vignette is a simple scene of teepee family life and the right vignette of charging warriors. Color is brilliant. There are two minor chips on the left white border with no inclusions within the image. There are no visible creases or tears, nor any signs of restoration. No fading of any kind. (Excellent). 2,000 - 3,000 1155 - CURRIER & IVES “THE PURSUIT” BY A.F. TAIT FRAMED PRINT. Sight: 20-1/2” x 27”. Framed: 40” x 33”. Circa 1856, hand-colored color stone lithograph of A. F. Tait’s “The Pursuit.” This lithograph was drawn from an 1855 oil painting by Arthur Fitzwilliam Tait. It was one of a number of Western scenes published by Currier & Ives in the mid to late nineteenth century when American’s were fascinated with the Westward Expansion. Scene conveys a sense of great urgency as it depicts a mounted wounded Indian warrior holding a lance and fleeing a buckskin clad frontier scout, also mounted, firing at him with a pistol. Plate legend on bottom margin bearing title has only the lightest toning consistent with age. Colors are crisp and un-faded. One of the finest examples of this print that we have seen. (Very Good). 4,000 - 6,000
LOT - 1156
1156 - LARGE BUFFALO RANCH REAL WILD WEST TURN OF THE CENTURY STONE LITHO POSTER. Framed : 57 -1/2” x 22 -1/2”. Poster measures 55-1/2” long x 20” wide, not counting frame. Printed by the Riverside Print Company of Milwaukee and Chicago. This is a beautiful multi-color stone lithography that features several action scenes to include Arabs on racing camels, women playing equestrian football in full cowgirl garb, a scene of charging Indians in full headdress in front of the grandstands, and a large colorful scene of a real Indian war dance complete with weapons. CONDITION: There is some horizontal creasing in two places from being folded and some very minor border tears, none of which interfere with the image that has been completely blacklighted and shows no signs of repaint or inpainting. Colors are bright as new with no fading. Framed in a simple black frame using Plexiglas to reduce weight. Impressive, early litho with lots of action and Indians. We are assuming it was the Jones Brothers that owned in in 1910-11 where it was sold and became the Kit Carson Buffalo Ranch and combined circus from 1911-14; this poster mentions nothing about a circus, so we are assuming this is the scarce Jones Bros poster. (Very Good). 1,000 - 1,500
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