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AEDA.P. Hotaling & Co. Old Kirk Whiskey Tin Lithograph Sign
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300 20th Street
Sacramento, CA 95811
United States
Witherell’s auction house is a family business rooted in a passion for fine art and antiques, based in Sacramento, a region known for its history and its important 20th century art scene. It all started when Brad Witherell was gifted a Civil War-era Henry rifle from his uncle as a teen, spurring his...Read more
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LiveOct 29, 2026
Witherell's Live Luxury Asset Auction, October 29, 2026, from the Sutter Club, Sacramento. 363 lots: Warhol's $9, a Peale portrait, a Stone Declaration of Independence, Rolex, gold, fine jewelry, California baskets and more. Witherell Auctions Brian@witherell.com
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- Lot Description
An original self-framed tin lithographed advertising sign for Old Kirk Whiskey, issued by A.P. Hotaling & Co., San Francisco, one of California’s foremost wholesale wine and spirits merchants during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Featuring a distinguished gentleman presenting a bottle beneath the slogan “Take This Home” with the advertised price of $1.00, the design reflects the bold, direct marketing that characterized American whiskey advertising prior to Prohibition.
The lower border bears the imprint of The American Art Works, Coshocton, Ohio, one of America’s premier commercial lithographers whose products were distributed nationwide during the early twentieth century. Produced for A.P. Hotaling & Co.’s San Francisco trade, the sign illustrates the evolution of whiskey advertising from the embossed tin lithographs of the nineteenth century to the richly printed self-framed tin signs that became fixtures in saloons, hotels, and retail establishments throughout the American West.
Dimensions: 19 × 13 in.
Shipping: Free Sacramento pickup. Shipping via FedEx within the continental U.S. for $65 plus 1.5% insurance (unless waived in writing).
Condition
A remarkably well-preserved example retaining bright original lithography with excellent color and display appeal. The self-framed tin retains its original backing board and period hanging cord. Minor scattered surface wear and light handling marks consistent with age, but overall exceptionally clean and original.
- Provenance
The Estate of Mike Dolcini (1946–2012), Sacramento, California. One of the most respected Western bottle collectors and excavators of his generation, Dolcini was widely recognized for his expertise in California Gold Rush-era bottles, Western bitters, and nineteenth-century glass. Over decades, he also assembled a carefully curated collection of Western advertising with a particular emphasis on Sacramento history.
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