The Ricky Jay Collection Part II
Sat, Oct 28, 2023 12:00PM EDT
Lot 129
Foxy Grandpa. Two Theatrical Posters. Cincinnati & New York...
Estimate: $400 - $600
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FOXY GRANDPA. TWO THEATRICAL POSTERS.?Cincinnati & New York: The Strobridge Litho Co., 1901. Three-sheet color stone lithograph posters, both approx. 81 ? 40?", on Chartex backings, including: Grandpa Surprises His Guests (a scene with Joseph Hart, as Foxy Grandpa, balancing on a tight-rope above a crowd); and Well! What Do You See?? ?I See Your Finish!? (a scene with Foxy Grandpa disguised as a woman, in conversation), both being productions based on the popular comic/cartoon character popular at the dawn of the twentieth century. Scattered creasing, slight paper losses at edges and along folds.
