Sale 2453 - Vintage Posters, August 2, 2017

DESIGNER UNKNOWN 3 ● MANLEY’S CELEBRATED VISITING AND BUSINESS CARDS. 1874. 30 3 / 4 x23 3 / 4 inches, 78x60 1 / 4 cm. Horace A. Manley, Boston. Condition B+: tears along vertical and horizontal folds; sharp crease at bottom edge; foxing in image; blind stamp and ink notation on verso. Paper. Horace Manley was an industrious printer and tinkerer who held numerous patents to his name, many of which helped improve the speed and efficiency of the printing process. Here, he illustrates some of the many engraved designs he created for various business cards. [400/600] DESIGNER UNKNOWN 4 ● MICHAEL ARTHUR / MANUFACTURER OF BOOT, SHOE & GAITER UPPERS. 1877. 18 3 / 4 x24 inches, 47 1 / 2 x61 cm. Schumacher & Ettinger, New York. Condition B+: tears and creases along vertical and horizontal folds; minor foxing in margins; blind stamp and ink notation on verso. Paper. While it is difficult to imagine that members of the same family had different businesses selling the same products, it is also likely that Michael Arthur was related to Henry Arthur (see next lot), whose business was only two blocks away. This shoe advertisement is unexpectedly filled with whimsical vignettes of monkeys and frogs making shoes as well as two scenes without animals, presumably included to show boots and shoes in “everyday” use. [800/1,200] DESIGNER UNKNOWN 5 ● HENRY ARTHUR / FASHION PLATE / BOOT & SHOE UPPERS. 1878. 19x26 1 / 2 inches, 48 1 / 4 x67 1 / 4 cm. Condition B+: tears, creases and minor abrasions along vertical and horizontal folds; slight darkening at lower right edge. Two blind stamps and ink notation on verso. Paper. This exceptional, richly-colored and detailed American advertising lithograph, promotes a prominent New York-based leather and shoe manufacturer. The image is replete with a visual catalogue of available men’s and women’s footwear, vignettes of clients of both sexes trying on their new shoes with the help of household staff, as well as an impressive depiction of their company store in downtown Manhattan. [1,200/1,800] 3