PRE-SALE SALE, GREAT ITEMS BEFORE SEPT 1 350-ITEM SALE. GORGEOUS WCE LITHO #1212

Description

As many of those buying and seling on Ebay, I (and my firm, The History Bank) have been deeply involved with the World's Columbian Exposition for more than four decades. Besides never-ending research and consultation for both collectors and museums re: the fair, I have written THREE  histories of the fair, the third to be published in December.
As you can see, this is one of the most outstanding original pieces painted at the 1893 fair; the lithographically reproduced prints were produced in small quantities for sale during the fair. Several outstanding painters from around the world were at the fair, commissioned and on speculation creating wonderful pictures of the exposition. Many were watercolors which seemed well-suited to the subtle colors of the buildings, scenery and people of the fair.
This painting was done by
FELICIEN DE MYRBACH who also created paintings for and exhibited at the 1899 Paris and 1904 St. Louis world's fairs. While the Columbian Expo was chronicled by official and amateur phtographers who gave us tens of thousands of views of virtually every aspect of the fair, despite the quality they were still black and white.  Paintings such as this presented a stark contracts in realism to those photographs seemingly transforming the exposition grounds from an architectural wonderland to a lighter, almost floating sea of color. In this painting the artist shows the Golden Door of the Transportation Building and the bright, summery clothing favored by  the millions of those in attendance.
MAJOR SALE UPCOMING
We're in the process of scanning and photographing more than 350 items--world's fair medals and other ephemera, choice to gem BU type coins and more for our Fall Sale. We will have lots with Buy it Now prices and others with very low opening bids and never any reserves. We also combine shipping wherever possible to save you money.
Please just ask and we're happy to send you a list of what will be in the sale and we're still adding new items.
1851 Crystal Palace world's fair, the first ever!
As always, a large group from the World's Columbian Exposition, which has been our specialty for 42 years
Medals, tickets, 3D items from 10 more expositions
BU and Proof U.S. type coins
Archive from the 1880s Eastman (as in Eastman Kodak) Business College including a full set of fractional currency
Civil War documents and tokens...and 2 outstanding dug cannon balls!
Thanks very much. Norm Bolotin, The History Bank