Description: Lot of 2 Rare Vintage 1912 Ellen Clapsaddle Signed Christmas Postcards - Beautiful Girl and Boy in Round Insets and Mirror Image Holly and Flowers on Gilded Gold Scrolls Embossed Condition (see definitions below): Very Good--tiny corner bumps, boy card has tiny surface corner rip and barely visible small corner crease. Please look at scans as they are part of the description. You will receive the 2 postcards shown. Subjects: Detailed artwork on each of 2 postcards--beautiful Edwardian girl and boy in decorative round framed insets. The blue-eyed girl is wearing a white bonnet trimmed with blue bows to match her coat and holding a white fur hand muff, and the brown-eyed boy is in a white coat with red scarf and holding his winter cap. On both cards, a wide vertical ribbon of gilded gold is trimmed with holly, and bunches of flowers add deep blue/purple color. The design layouts on the cards are mirror images except for portrait insets. Greetings: "Best Christmas Wishes" and "A Merry Christmas."Embossed.Gilded gold ribbon scrolls and accents.Stunning variety of deep colors is combined with delicate pink shading in the faces.Artist signed - Ellen H. Clapsaddle - signatures are very faint in this series. There are also faint copyright marks within the circles: "Painting Only Copyrighted by The Intl Arts Pub Co. 1912." Christmas themed verses composed by Ellen Clapsaddle.Divided backs printed with IAP logo, "New York Berlin, Printed in Germany.The boy card is postmarked Dec. 23, 1912 with flag cancel, and the girl card is unposted; both have writing on backs.Series No. 1444.Combined Shipping is available for multiple postcards purchases in the same order. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE Add all items to cart, make a single payment, and excess shipping charges will be refunded. Sorry, No Returns Please feel free to ask any questions through eBay messages prior to buying--we strive to keep our customers happy. Thanks for looking! Condition Definitions: Mint - Perfect card; no marks, bends or creases. Near Mint - Like Mint but very light aging or very slight discoloration. Not as sharp or crisp. Excellent - No bends or creases; no rounded or blunt corners. May be postally used. Very Good+ - No bends or creases; corners may be just a bit blunt or rounded. Very Good - Corners may be just a bit blunt or rounded. Almost undetectable crease or bend that does not detract from overall appearance of the picture side. Good - Corners may be noticeably blunt or rounded with noticeably slight bends or creases. Fair - Card is intact. Excess soil, stains, creases, writing or cancellation may affect picture. Poor
Price: 49.29 USD
Location: Oak Ridge, New Jersey
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Artist: Ellen Clapsaddle
Unit of Sale: Postcard Lot
Number of Items in Set: 2
Multiple Colors with Gilded Accents: Blue and purple with red, green, white and gold
Signed By: Ellen H. Clapsaddle
Character: Edwardian children in luxurious winter outdoor garb, bonnet, muff
Occasion: Christmas
Signed: Yes
Size: Standard (5.5 x 3.5 in)
Year Manufactured: 1912
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: International Arts Publ. Co.
Subject: Beautiful children in luxurious Edwardian winter coats, fur muff
Series: 1444
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Divided Back (1907-1915)
Theme: Art, Children & Infants, Flowers & Plants, Greetings, Holiday
Features: Embossed, Antique, Highly detailed artwork, Beautiful girl and boy in round insets, Gold gilded ribbon scroll adorned with purple flowers and holly, Mirror image designs with 2 different children
Time Period Manufactured: 1900-1919
Country/Region of Manufacture: Germany
Postage Condition: Posted
