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Antique 1920s HERE'S HOW cocktail recipe serving tray by cartoonist JOHN HELD JR

$ 237.57

Availability: 100 in stock

Description

Antique 1920s HERE'S HOW cocktail recipe tray. The illustrations were done by popular cartoonist and illustrator John Held Jr.
John Held Jr was one of the most prolific magazine cartoonists and illustrators of the 1920s. His works epitomized the "Jazz Age" and the "Roaring Twenties." Examples of his works were published in LIFE Magazine, Vanity Fair, Harper's Bazaar and The New Yorker among others.
The tray is made of tin, with the illustrations on a thick paper glued to the middle of the tray. The tray itself has some areas of paint loss and light rust around the edges. The paper has some spots of discoloration and a few small pieces missing along the edges. It is slightly separated at the very edge of the bottom right corner. It measures approx. 17 1/2" by 12 1/2".