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Desirable Framed Colt “Patches” Advertising Print - Produced in the mid to late 1920’s, from an oil painting “Tex and His Horse, Patches” by Frank Schoonover, which depicts a western lawman on his horse, Colt SAA with ornate handle visible on his hip, amid desert scenery. “Frank E. Schoonover” signature and the date “’25” visible in lower right corner, with “Colt’s Patent Fire Arms Manufacturing Co./Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.A.” markings in the lower middle. Mounted in a wooden frame with brass corners. Frame measures 27 1/2 inches x 40 1/2 inches.
CONDITION: Very fine with storage and handling marks, a couple creases across the image and a small tear towards the top. Colors remain vivid. Provenance: The Don and Carol Wilkerson Collection.
Estimate: 4,500 - 6,500
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