PRINTS - Works by A.W. Meek, Dan E. Boy, and Henry

Updated August 7, 2026

Lot number158
AuctionVintage Variety Auction + Coins
DateAugust 19, 2026 at 8:05 PM EDT
Auction houseAmber Door Estate Sales Inc.
LocationNiagara-on-the-Lake, ON

This lot contains an assortment of four vintage framed prints featuring sentimental and religious themes. The top-left piece is a chromolithograph titled FRIEND, showing two figures in 18th-century style dress within a garden setting, marked PRINTED IN U.S.A. and set in a dark ornate frame. The top-right print, titled Friendship, features a stylized sailing ship and floral scrollwork, signed in the plate by A.W. Meek and marked A GIBSON PRODUCT. The bottom-left item is a lithographed poem titled Four things by Henry Van Dyke, featuring floral motifs with small inset rhinestones, marked BUZZA-CRAFTACRES, MPLS. U.S.A. The final piece is a Home Blessing advertising print with an integrated glass thermometer, featuring art by Dan E. Boy and promotional text for JAKE FROESE'S GARAGE in Leamington, Ontario, marked PRU-LESCO, PROV. R.I. The prints are housed in a variety of wood, gilded, and composite frames. Top-left frame: approx. H 26.7 cm x W 17.1 cm Top-right frame: approx. H 23.5 cm x W 18.4 cm Bottom-left frame: approx. H 29.2 cm x W 31.1 cm Bottom-right frame: approx. H 31.1 cm x W 23.5 cm Dimensions measured against a ruler. Condition: All prints exhibit typical age-related wear, including surface dust and moderate yellowing of the paper. There is visible foxing across several prints. The Henry Van Dyke print shows a large, prominent moisture or aging stain in the lower-right corner. The frames show general wear to the finish, minor abrasions, and some corner separation. The integrated thermometer appears functional and the glass tube is intact.

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