$3,690
Large Oil on Canvas "TONSORIAL PARLORS" Advertising Sign, John Raymond, America, late 19th century, designed as a triptych, the central section lettered with the business name and showing a child holding a towel reading "FIVE CHAIRS/NO/WAITING," with the sign-painter's name below, flanked by red- and white-striped poles, the lateral sections showing interior views of the parlors themselves, all surrounded by elaborate borders of scrolling foliate designs, (several patches to reverse), overall 31 1/2 x 69 3/4 in. , with molded wood strip frame. Note: Tonsorial Parlor (from the Latin tonsorius, meaning "of or belonging to shaving") is a commonly used Victorian phrase for a barber shop.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2014-08-10
