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Sumner Mentzer, 1930's Trade Sign, Worcester MA

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Sumner Mentzer, 1930's Trade Sign, Worcester MA

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Description

Raymond Sumner Mentzer, Am. active 1930, A Shop Trade Sign, hand-painted NOTE: the artist exhibited in a Worcester art exhibition in 1930. (PSOR9055) [TC]
Dimensions: 33" H x 23"W x 1.5" D
Provenance: From the Single Owner Estate of Lifelong Greenwich Collectors

Condition

heavy flaking; fragile, notably across top, one side with a glued bulletin board across the text

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Sumner Mentzer, 1930's Trade Sign, Worcester MA

Name: Sumner Mentzer, 1930's Trade Sign, Worcester MA
SKU: 57590443
Price: 350 USD
Availability: InStock

Estimate $150 - $250

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Starting Price $70

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