Archives & Manuscripts #14 - International League of Antiquarian ...

6 (Art). Henry Pruett Share. [Original Art]: Two Original Illustrations of Confederates in the
Civil War. [Circa 1880]. $1500
Two illustrations depicting Confederate Civil War scenes from the 19th Century illustrator Henry Pruett Share. Watercolor and gouache on
stiff paper. The first depicts a scene of camp life with a dozen South Carolina troops by tents overlooking a lake, cooking, smoking, and tending
their weapons with a “South Carolina and State Rights” banner visible in the background. It measures approximately 12¼" x 8¾" and is Signed
“H.P.S.” in lower right corner. Small chips and tears at the extremities, barely encroaching on the image, very good or better. The other illustration
shows a motley crew of Confederate soldiers marching interspersed with riding officers accompanied by several quartermaster’s wagons. It measures
approximately 11½" x 10½" and is Signed “H.P. Share. ‘80” in lower right corner. One short tear, else fine.
Share was born in Los Angeles in 1853 and graduated from the Art Student League of New York. He was a successful illustrator who was published
in Scribner’s Monthly, Harper’s, Century, and other popular magazines of the day. He served as art editor for several New York newspapers,
including The New York World, The New York Herald, and The New York Journal. He died at the relatively young age of 52 in Flatbush, Long Island
in 1905. [BTC #383771]
7 Bedford Mills, Inc. Small Collection of Cloth Samples. New York: Bedford Mills, Inc. [no date - circa 1920-1925].
$550
A collection of seven card folders
(most bi-fold with one tri-fold and
one quadri-fold) containing brightly
colored fabric samples from Bedford
Mills. Each is in stiff purple card
folder with gold ink, except where
noted. Samples are fresh and bright
except where noted. Description
and condition as follows:
1. Folio. 34-35 Inch Dotted Chiffon
Silks Style 4003. Quadri-fold. 19
samples (of 21; missing 2). Small
nicks and a little fraying at the
bottom of the canvas spine, some
folding to a couple of the samples,
very good or better.
2. Folio. 35-36 Inch Vampire Chiffon. Tri-fold. 14 samples (complete). A little wear at the corners, near fine.
3. Folio. 29-30 Inch Bedford Cotton Plisse Printed. Bi-fold. 2 samples (of 4; missing 2). Light nicking at the corners, else fine.
4. Folio. 39-40 Inch Orduna Voile Printed. Bi-fold. 7 samples (complete). Small nicks at corners, else fine.
5. Folio. 35 Inch Suesine Foulard Dark Grounds Style 20. Tri-fold. 5 samples (complete) Light wear, else fine.
6. Quarto. Patt. 1805 Dixie Dimities Tubfast 35-36 Inch. Bi-fold. 5 samples (complete). Small chip on folder.
7. Quarto. 35/36 Novelty Prints. Patt. 114. Bi-fold. 5 samples (complete). Light wear, else fine. [BTC #384897]