Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters

At Auction February 7

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Our winter sale features tantalizing, rare Art Nouveau images and a panoply of evocative Ski and Winter Resort advertisements. In addition to a large selection of works by Alphonse Mucha, the Art Nouveau section features memorable art by Will Bradley, Jules Chéret, Georges de Feure, Arthur Foäche, Eugène Grasset, Jules-Alexandre Grün, Louis Hingre, Henri Ibels, Edward Penfield, Théophile-Alexandre Steinlen, Francisco Tamagno and Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.

A strong selection of Art Deco imagery includes works by Paul Colin, Roger Broders and Jean d’Ylen. Also available are a large number of seldom-seen images from the 1930s promoting travel to Poland, and rare, wonderful works by Leonetto Cappiello.

 

 

Art Nouveau

 

Art Nouveau poster for Biscottini Amaretti Delser company, two women embracing

Lot 216: Osvaldo Ballerio, Biscottini e Amaretti Delser, circa 1900. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.

 

Five volumes of Les Maîtres de L'Affiche grouped together, green Art Nouveau covers.

Lot 291: Les Maîtres de L’Affiche, five complete volumes, Paris, 1896-1900. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.

 

image of an art nouveau poster featuring a peacock

Lot 227: Louis J. Rhead, Le Journal de la Beauté, 1897. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

 

colophon plate

Lot 286: L’Estampe Moderne, complete volume of 100 plates, 1897-1899. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

 

 

 

Alphonse Mucha

 

Alphonse Mucha's art nouveau poster for Job cigarettes

Lot 266: Alphonse Mucha, Job, 1898. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.

 

Two plates from Alphonse Mucha's nouveau portfolio Documents Décoratifs

Lot 281: Alphonse Mucha, Documents Décoratifs, complete portfolio with 72 plates, 1902. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.

 

 

 

Advertisements

 

car advertisement vintage poster

Lot 422: Buick, designer unknown, circa 1924. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.

 

vintage poster for rubbing alcohol featuring a football player

Lot 447: Puretest Rubbing Alcohol, designer unknown, circa 1921. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.

 

 

 

 

Ski Posters

 

Davos - man speed skating

Lot 1: Walther Koch, Davos / Internationale Eiswettlaufen, 1908. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.

 

man skiing in the alps

Lot 27: Alex Diggelmann, Chateau d’Oex, 1933. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.

 

 

 

Travel

 

Lot 101: Michel Bouchard, La Plage de Monte Carlo, 1929. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.

 

 

 

Entertainment

 

promotional image for Josephine's silent film premiere in Stockholm

Lot 429: Joséphine Baker / Fresterskan Fran Tropikerna, designer unknown, 1927. Estimate $12,000 to $18,000.

 

427: Psim, Eddy – Johnny, 1938. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.

 

 

 

 

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