Fortson’s Funny Ventriloquial Figures Poster

Fortson’s Funny Ventriloquial Figures Poster"Fortsons Funny Ventriloquial Figures", rare American illusionist original poster, circa 1910 featuring William Petty Fortson (1886 1959) in evening dress, surrounded by various puppets, rich chromolithographic printing, printed by the Donaldson Lithographing Company of Newport, Kentucky, off white card mount in a sympathetic chocolate brown wooden frame, 87cm x 60cm (including frame). Stock No: LH 1397

the edges lined with marblised paper

inside a complete set of pegged chess pieces in button form

circa 1810

Phillips New Bond Street

An “Old English” Pattern Boxwood and Ebony Chess Set

maker's trade label: A/S Aase Dreieri Ganddal

King: 3 ½ inches (9cm) high

with the remainder being sold to the public

four on the other) in which to store the chess and cribbage pieces

39 rue Jacob

in a 19th century mahogany and brass mounted box

“HAC MAKE”