CURRIER IVES POSTER PRINT SARAH BERNHARDT ACTRESS 1044 Start Price USD 10.94 Current Price USD 10.94 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Tuesday, September 16, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location Trenton, NJ See more about 'CURRIER IVES POSTER PRINT SARAH BERNHARDT ACTRESS 1044' Description Up for sale is a new print of an incredible Currier and Ives lithograph from the 1800s,  “Sarah Bernhardt.”  Sarah Bernhardt (October 22, 1844 – March 26, 1923) may well have been the greatest actress of the nineteenth century.  She was the illegitimate child of a well-known courtesan.  Sarah Bernhardt  supported herself as both an actress and courtesan in her early days.  By the early 1860s she was starring in burlesque and comedy performances.  Within a few years she was in demand all over the continent in many serious dramatic rolls.  She also was one of the early stars of the movies.  She frequently toured the United States and was in San Francisco during the great earthquake of 1906.  France awarded her the Legion of Honor.   An anonymous artist did the artwork for the original.  We have several Sarah Bernhardt photos in our store including one with actress Lily Langtry.      Nat Currier and Jim Ives printed the original lithograph on which this print is based.  From their business on Spruce Street in Brooklyn, New York,  Currier and Ives  printed over 1 million prints covering over 7500 different titles from 1834 to 1907.  Their work chronicles an era in America before the printing press could produce colored prints and stone lithography were the only method for doing color prints in quantity.  Though their lithographs are in high demand today, they once described their business as "Publishers of Cheap and Popular Pictures".    This print is on a quality 100# high glossy text paper.  The poster measures 10.5” (w) X 16.5” (h).  It has a small border to allow for framing.  When matted, this size is perfect for a standard 16” x 20” frame, a manageable size for a variety of decorating purposes.   The condition of this item is new.   SAVE ON MULTIPLE PURCHASES!!   We ship all items paid for in a single transaction for ONE low shipping and handling fee, whether it’s one or one-hundred.        We have hundreds more items such as this in our eBay store.  Click on our store link above and take this opportunity to browse.  Please make us a regular stop on your visits to eBay.Be sure to add me to your favorites list!    You can see all of the Currier & Ives posters and prints in our store by simply typing the word “Currier” in the store search box and you will see everything we have.  To see the Sarah Bernhardt items type in the word “Bernhardt”.     Click here to visit our store   1044  (05/05) Powered by eBay Turbo ListerThe free listing tool. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. Place a Bid!