American Furniture & Decorative Arts
08-14-201008-15-2010
Skinner Auctions
Skinner AuctionsMarlborough MA
2509Marlborough
August 14, 2010 03:00 PM
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$5,925$5,000
Auction: American Furniture & Decorative Arts - 2509Location: MarlboroughDate / Time: August 15, 2010 10:00AM
Description:
Pair of Large Papier-mache Tiger Advertising Figures, America, first quarter 20th century, life-like full-body figures posed in a snarling crouched position, mounted on platforms inscribed "LEARBURY TIGER," the figures probably made for the Learbury Clothiers, a men's clothier located in Syracuse, New York, for store display or parades, reportedly made by Old King Cole Displays Inc., Canton, Ohio, accompanied by the two original packing cases marked "Handle With Care/This Box Contains Learbury Fashion Display," ht. 30, wd. 29, lg. 76 in.
Estimate $8,000-12,000