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Auction archive: Lot number 15

(BASEBALL) | This Sheet is Given Away As a Supplement to the Base Ball Players' Book of Reference. [New York, ca. 1866–1876]

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 15

(BASEBALL) | This Sheet is Given Away As a Supplement to the Base Ball Players' Book of Reference. [New York, ca. 1866–1876]

Estimate
US$3,000 - US$4,000
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(BASEBALL)This Sheet is Given Away As a Supplement to the Base Ball Players' Book of Reference. [New York, ca. 1866–1876] Lithographed advertising poster (21 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.; 543 x 422 mm) hand- and stencil-colored; stained, fold separation, chipped at top with tear into image, shaved at bottom costing a few figure numbers. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. Vibrant color lithograph depicting early baseball uniforms. A scarce promotional poster, evidently produced by a sporting-goods manufacturer to be given away with copies of Henry Chadwick's The Base Ball Players' Book of Reference or similar work. The sheet illustrates four jerseys, as well as a great variety of caps, pennants, and belts representing such early baseball clubs as Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland's Forest City, and XLCR of Jersey City.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2020 - 21 Jul 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
Beschreibung:

Property from the Eric C. Caren Collection(BASEBALL)This Sheet is Given Away As a Supplement to the Base Ball Players' Book of Reference. [New York, ca. 1866–1876] Lithographed advertising poster (21 3/8 x 16 5/8 in.; 543 x 422 mm) hand- and stencil-colored; stained, fold separation, chipped at top with tear into image, shaved at bottom costing a few figure numbers. The consignor has independently obtained a letter of authenticity from PSA that will accompany the lot. Vibrant color lithograph depicting early baseball uniforms. A scarce promotional poster, evidently produced by a sporting-goods manufacturer to be given away with copies of Henry Chadwick's The Base Ball Players' Book of Reference or similar work. The sheet illustrates four jerseys, as well as a great variety of caps, pennants, and belts representing such early baseball clubs as Philadelphia Athletics, Cleveland's Forest City, and XLCR of Jersey City.Condition ReportCondition as described in catalogue entry. The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The

Auction archive: Lot number 15
Auction:
Datum:
6 Jul 2020 - 21 Jul 2020
Auction house:
Sotheby's
New York
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