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GREAT ORIGINAL hand painted CLASSIC 70s VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH - CONEY ISLAND JOE

$ 1663.2

Availability: 100 in stock
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Condition: The 30 day handling time option is merely a precaution, as I'll be traveling away from home until mid-April. Please rest assured that all purchased items will be shipped out by April 20th, if not sooner. Thanks for your patience.
  • Brand: Handmade

    Description

    Own an authentic piece of early American tattoo history with t
    his large original hand-painted flash sheet is by New York's Coney Island Joe.
    This beautiful original vintage tattoo flash cover-up sheet from the world famous Philadelphia Eddie studio is a one-of-a-kind example of classic American tattoo art.
    Coney Island Joe's tattoo career is distinguished as a contemporary of Crazy Eddie Funk, Big Joe Kaplan and many other historical East Coast tattoo icons.
    Painted in the 1970s, this one-of-a-kind original flash sheet by one of East Coast tattoo history's important figures comes from the extensive collection of world famous tattoo artist, Jonathan Shaw. It is part of the renowned archives of classic tattoo artwork featured in Shaw's ongoing book series Vintage Tattoo Flash published on Powerhouse Books, and has been featured in Shaw's Vintage Tattoo Flash, Vol. 1
    This beautiful flash sheet
    measures aprox. 11" x 14" and comes with a hand-written letter of authenticity from Shaw.
    Signed copies of Jonathan Shaw's VINTAGE TATTOO FLASH books can be ordered here:
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/254067720569
    https://www.ebay.com/itm/254092585542
    NOTE: Original antique tattoo flash sheets like the one shown here have been increasing in value at an extraordinary rate over the last 10 years. And with the growing interest in tattoo art in the mainstream art world, there is no end in sight - making this a very solid investment for the forward-thinking collector. Bottom line: there's only so much of this kind of priceless artwork in existence - and they ain't making no more! Soon enough they will all be unobtainable and sitting in museums.
    Feel free to make an offer.