OK, this is a mash-up. This tin tambourine design was only produced with a decorated rim and plain taut paper front. The bit of crepe paper showing a broomed witch was added by some industrious person post-purchase no doubt wanting to make what is a plain front more visually interesting.
02/10 Update: This sold for $61.88, higher than I would have thought for an object that’s purely decorative.
The vast number of items listed these last few months has been disheartening to scroll through. There has been so much crap. How great it was, then, to see this nice listing of a mint roll of 1930s Perkins crepe. It went for an astounding $565. There surely can’t be too many complete, MIP 10’ long crepe paper items around any more.
I love this seller. They are collectors with excellent taste and deep knowledge, a wonderful combination. I appreciate their many and clear photos and their just-the-facts-ma’am description. Know that you can deal with them with confidence!
I feel the buyer vastly overpaid for this. Dennison only produced the crepe paper, not the shade. Someone long ago bought the crepe paper at a stationary story, then cut the paper and fitted it to each panel of a shade they had kicking around their home. One could buy a complete roll of crepe paper for what was paid for this home-fashioned item.
Wow! What a strong price for this intricate crepe paper. This is one genre I've never really paid much attention to, but it certainly has its devotees. The strong imagery and complete roll must be the key factors in the ending price.
Crepe paper has been a hot sub-genre over the last few years. With designs like the one this fine seller offered, I can see why! One superb way to display crepe designs is to frame them. My good friends, Tammy and Barry, will have several eye-catching crepe paper designs framed and ready to sell at the American Folk Art Festival at the Madonna Estate Winery in Napa, CA on Saturday, September 6th from 10-3. There will be several people selling an assortment of vintage Halloween: Bobbie Lasky, Kimberlee Edgar, the aforementioned Tammy and Barry, as well as yours truly. (I have quite a lot of great vintage items I'll be selling, plus copies of my new book - so come on by!)
