Rare full color original art for Honor & Glory inner label featuring patriotic American eagle with wings spread and perched on a U.S. shield inside a gold wreath; golden rays of sun and stars form background; stamped on back: "Sketch No. 323 / $20.00 WILL BE CHARGED FOR THIS / SKETCH IF NOT RETURNED IN ONE WEEK / GEORGE SCHLEGEL, / 138-140 CENTRE ST. NEW YORK." 7¼x9½, gesso and gouache on illustration board, mounted in likely original presentation mat with tissue overlay.

Original art, or "sketches" as commercial artists and lithographers called them, are quite rare and unique. Only one sketch was made for each cigar box label. Sketches were used first by the artists to sell ideas to clients (in this case George Schlegel Lithographers) then by the lithographic firm as guides for creating the printers' final art that was transferred to the printing stones. A small cache of original art by Henry Maier was found more than ten years ago and now resides in private collections. This sketch is attributed to Maier based on his known association with Schlegel and the type of presentation mat used.