Upcoming Highlights: Vintage Posters
At Auction February 7
Complete Catalogue
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
Lot 216: Osvaldo Ballerio, Biscottini e Amaretti Delser, circa 1900. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
Lot 291: Les Maîtres de L’Affiche, five complete volumes, Paris, 1896-1900. Estimate $40,000 to $60,000.
Lot 227: Louis J. Rhead, Le Journal de la Beauté, 1897. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.
Lot 286: L’Estampe Moderne, complete volume of 100 plates, 1897-1899. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Alphonse Mucha
Lot 266: Alphonse Mucha, Job, 1898. Estimate $6,000 to $9,000.
Lot 281: Alphonse Mucha, Documents Décoratifs, complete portfolio with 72 plates, 1902. Estimate $15,000 to $20,000.
Advertisements
Lot 422: Buick, designer unknown, circa 1924. Estimate $3,000 to $4,000.
Lot 447: Puretest Rubbing Alcohol, designer unknown, circa 1921. Estimate $2,000 to $3,000.
Ski Posters
Lot 1: Walther Koch, Davos / Internationale Eiswettlaufen, 1908. Estimate $4,000 to $6,000.
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
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.