Feb 07, 2002 - Sale 1924

Sale 1924 - Lot 85

Price Realized: $ 1,092
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
OLIVER TWIST. Circa 1920.
81x39 1/2 inches. Calhoun Print Co., Hartford, Connecticut.
Condition A-. vertical folds; minor chipping at edges; wooden dowels affixed to top and bottom edges. 3 sheets.
An unusual colored woodblock poster advertising a theatrical production of Charles Dickens' famous novel. Three vignettes in red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black featuring "Oliver escapes from the sweep", "Oliver plucks up a spirit" and "Oliver asks for more"; lettering in red.