Rare Vintage / Antique Halloween Gibson Art Company 4-Sided Black Cat Shade Diecut 1920s 1930s Authentic Shade - EBAY AUCTION LIVE NOW!
Rare Vintage / Antique Halloween Gibson Art Company 4-Sided Black Cat Shade Diecut 1920s 1930s Authentic Shade - LIVE EBAY AUCTION
*LIVE EBAY AUCTION ENDS SUNDAY, AUGUST 2ND, 2026*
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Welcome to Eerie Emporium's auction for a hard-to-find, original 1920s / early 1930s black cat paper shade made by Gibson Art Company of Cincinnati, Ohio! At ~100 years old, this vintage / antique four-sided shade features the silhouette of a whimsical black cat in front of four colored panels - two red and two green. When illuminated, this shade casts a casts a spooky glow. This magnificent and rare item is missing the original circular flaps at the top, almost certainly because the original owner chose to display this as a tabletop decoration piece/lantern instead of a shade (it's probably the main reason it survived as it is very delicate!). The item is in vintage condition with standard wear consistent with many items from the era including small surface tears, separation at seams, creasing, one small pin hole, discoloration, thinning, blemishes, etc. However, we do not believe these minor condition issues take too much away from the item's exceptional visual appeal, and believe this highly desirable collectible still displays very well! Add this classic piece of Halloween history to your vintage or antique Halloween collection!
*This item appears on page 41 of Mark Ledenbach's 3rd Edition of Vintage Halloween Collectibles. Using his relative scarcity index, Mark assigned the shade a number of "2", which means RARE. Furthermore, Mark posted about this piece in a blog entry on his website on October 26, 2021 with the following information... "This lantern was produced by Gibson during the 1920s. They used a grade of construction paper that is rather unforgiving - meaning that once you have assembled the lantern, woe to you if you dissemble and re-assemble it. The soft paper will often just crunch up and then split and drop off. If you obtain one, it is best to leave it unassembled. I've learned the hard way! :)" We agree with Mark's note about the material being unforgiving. Unfortunately, this item was already assembled when we purchased it years ago from an antique dealer. As a result, we will most likely leave the shade assembled for transit, unless we can find a way to safely disassemble it. Either way, the item will be packaged with utmost level of care, attention to detail and consideration of its delicate nature.