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RARE Antique Stark Davis Macaw Parrot Bird Litho Print Tropical Framed Tray Art Deco Period

Vintage preowned item has patina of age. Comes from a clean, dry, smoke free environment. No odor - no musty smell or smoke or pet smell - nothing.

This image is a guaranteed old lithograph print of an original painting created by commercial artist, Stark Davis, who was known for his advertising artwork with Lincoln Automobile brand and later as a staff artist for Walt Disney.

Estimated 1920s-1940s. Features a parrot with yellow, orange and red feathers on top of a bowl of fruit and flowers.

The actual artwork image was cut out from the original paper that it was printed on, using a razor blade, around all of the edges of the image, and then applied/affixed to a backing piece of paper seen in photos, that is a plain, off white background. This was all done a very long time ago.

There are a few notable elements to this item as follows:

This piece is framed under glass in a wooden frame from the same time period. The frame has handles attached, also from the same time period, at either end, (top and bottom of the image) so that it can be used as a tray.

The back side of the frame / tray has a very old green ribbed velvet fabric intended to serve as a soft cushion to prevent scratching to tabletop. This fabric shows wear and discoloration attributed to age, use and storage.

The Stark Davis signature is clearly seen in the lower right corner.

The paper elements of this piece under the glass show the patina of age. There is evidence of foxxing and some old moisture stains attributed to humidity in the environment over a long period of time. Underneath side of the glass seems to have some residue spots that could be cleaned / removed if buyer chose to open the frame, take it apart to restore. It is offered as-found and we will leave any cleaning/restoration efforts up to buyer or leave it and display it as found.

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