Summer Magic Auction - Online Only
Tue, Jul 23, 2019 09:30PM EDT
Lot 271
Tarbell, Harlan. Webster the Mastermind Original Artwork and Printing Block.
Estimate: $250 - $350
Bid Increments
| Price | Bid Increment |
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| $0 | $5 |
| $30 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $2,000 | $200 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $20,000 | $2,000 |
| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
Tarbell, Harlan. Webster the Mastermind Original Artwork and Printing Block. Chicago: ca. 1920s. Pen and ink on cardstock depicting Webster gazing into a crystal ball that his wife and stagehand, Alice Bryant, holds in her outstretched hands. Stamped in blue ink on verso: ?Harlan E. Tarbell, D.N./32 N. State St./Chicago, Ill.? Includes printing block with zinc relief plate backed on wood etched with matching artwork graphics; Tarbell?s signature is engraved in the lower left. Card measures 12 x 8?, block measures 6 x 4?. Scattered foxing to margins, slight oxidation to block.
