March 11, 2024
LARGE 23" CARVED LEAPING BASS FISH: BAIT SHOP TRADE SIGN ORIGINAL PAINT ANTIQUE
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CARVED LEAPING BASS: VINTAGE HAND PAINTED B AIT SHOP TRADE SIGN W ITH INTACT SHABBY LETTERING , PITTED PAINT. This is a large bait shop sign from the Sodus NY region, on Lake Ontario, near Rochester NY. It is the last of two from an estate auction. I have no other information as to the original shop, age, or sign maker.The main sign board is 23 1/2" long from mouth tip to f ar tail point, 13" tall , and 3/4" thick. T he lettering seems a strong and dull bold black from a distance, but look at photo 7 (large A ), for the true weathered condition . The letters show brush marks , not stencil and spra y paint, and are shadowed by off white . The bell y is creamy white blending to light green at the midline, then darker green at the top (dorsal) surface. The fish 's sides have the mottled darker vertical bands characteristic of large mouth bass. The board was wall-mounted with two nails or screws. The holes show best in the last photo, just left of the center of the "B" and right of the center of "T". There is m inor paint chipping at the holes but no dry rot. The paint all over is pitted and pockmarked but mostly intact. The board is clear grain with no knots or splits. The sign is made from one wide 13 - 14" board. The reverse side (next to last photo) is roughly painted a yellowed white with marginal slop-over paint from the front.
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