Lot 373:
Two Coca-Cola Lithographed Tin Advertising Serving Trays
Description
Two rectangular lithographed tin advertising serving trays featuring historical Coca-Cola imagery. The first tray displays a central rectangular illustration after a painting by Norman Rockwell, depicting a woman in a yellow dress playing a mandolin while seated on steps next to an elderly man on a porch. The scene includes a bottle of Coca-Cola, a bottle opener, and a dog. Below the illustration, printed text reads MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME, CALENDAR ART, and 1934, with a printed signature reading Norman Rockwell in the lower-right corner. The top of the tray is printed with DRINK Coca-Cola REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. in gold-tone script against a black ground. The underside of this tray is finished in a light tan coating. The second tray features a woman in 1920s-style attire including a blue cloche hat and a white fur wrap, holding a glass of Coca-Cola. A crowd of figures is visible in the background, and a Coca-Cola bottle appears in the lower right. The upper rim is printed with DRINK Coca-Cola REG. U.S. PAT. OFF. in gold-tone script. The underside is finished in a dark green-black coating.Width: 10 5/8 inchesLength: 13 1/8 inches.
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