VINTAGE WWI POSTER - LIGHT CONSUMES COAL
SAVE LIGHT SAVE COAL, UNITED STATES FUEL ADMINISTRATION
artist Clarence Coles (1880-1927), published 1917
r.l. COLES, u.r. PHILLIPS, bottom: EDWARDS and DEUTCH LITHO CO., CHICAGO
28 by 20.5 in., framed under glass
Record price at Swann's Auction for $9,600. in 2008
Condition: We have examined out of frame. Print is laid down on thin canvas. Edges show minor age wear, some hairline minute tears as edge. Originally folded when issued, fold lines are evident, some more than others, some barely at all. Color has not faded.
Estimate: $500 - $700
Realized: $1,700 - Excluding Buyer's Premium
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Lot 118 : VINTAGE WWI POSTER - LIGHT CONSUMES COAL
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