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LOT 1504
Exceptional Framed Double Image Dupont Powder Company Advertisement - Offered here is an exceptional double image Dupont Powder company advertisement. The left image depicts a member of the United States Cavalry mounted on horseback chasing down and shooting a young bison with his trusty Colt Single Action Army. In the background of the image is a second rider gunning down a bison of his own. The lower left corner of the image has the artists signature. The right image depicts two pointers on full point as they direct their hunter towards whatever game they may be pursuing. The lower right corner is signed “Edw. H. Osthaus”. The matting between the two is gold letter embossed with “E. I. DuPont Nemours & Co./Wilmington, Del.” and at the right side “Manufacturers/of /DuPont Smokeless/Powder”. Mounted in a wooden frame measuring 33 1/2x14 1/2 inches CONDITION: Excellent overall with a few storage and handling marks. Frame is very fine with a few dings and scratches. Estimate: 1,600 - 2,500
LOT 1505
Excellent Framed Pair of Dupont Hunting Dog Lithographs by Edmund H. Osthaus - This pair of lithographs by Edmund H. Osthaus were famously used by the Dupont Powder Company in advertisements between 1896 and 1910. The pair are part of a set of thirteen advertisements. The first print shows Count Gladstone IV, the winner at the 1896 Field Trial Championship, in a field ready for a days hunting. The lower left corner is signed “EDM. H. Osthaus” and the right is marked “COUNT GLADSTONE IV/BY COUNT NOBLE - RUBY’S GIRL/1896”. Housed in a wooden frame measuring 21 1/2x27 1/2 inches. The second shows Joe Cumming, the winner at the 1899 Field Trial Championship, pointing down towards the field before a hunt. The lower left corner is marked “JOE CUMMING/BY ANTONIO - PICCOLA/1899.” above “ COPYRIGHT, 1907, BY DUPONT DE NEMOURS POWDER CO.” Housed i a wooden frame measuring 21 1/2x27 1/2 inches. CONDITION: Very fine with some minor storage/display evidence and some corner separation on the frames. The images are excellent with clear images and minimal color fading. These lithographs would make an excellent addition to any American shotgun collection.
Estimate: 1,800 - 2,750 421