#5055 • Civil War Lithograph-Volunteer Refreshment Saloon-Philadelphia

Part of Fine and Decorative Arts | Day 3 | September 29, 2022 at 10:00 AM (live auction by Alderfer Auction)

High bid $200.00

Status: Sold

Civil War lithograph titled "Volunteer Refreshment Saloon, Supported Gratuitously by the Citizens of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania" measuring 19.5" x 23.5" (sight) and is housed in frame measuring 22.5" x 26.5". Print was published by B.S. Brown, Philadelphia (1861) with lithography by William Buell. Print exhibits good color and has a light bend at upper right corner and 9" vertical and 8" horizontal closed tears, with the crossover of these tears (in tree area) exhibiting some slight loss. Print presents large central outdoor image of Saloon with 3 smaller vignettes below of interior views of the facility.