Vintage posters in the frame
Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions is hosting an auction of vintage posters including items from two single-owner collections next month, with estimates ranging from £80 to £8000.
The sale will take place at their Bloomsbury Auctions’ base on Maddox Street, London on 9th June 2016 at 11am.
The selection includes a superb variety of travel posters for British Rail and the London Underground dating back to the 1920s. Posters in the aviation category cover airlines from around the globe alongside an equally impressive range of shipping posters including iconic images from P&O and Cunard liner travel.
Also in the sale will be some extraordinary work incentive posters from the 1920s, complete with motivational slogans and playful imagery. Further categories comprise Chinese, War & Political posters, charming sections of cycling and motoring posters and an exclusive ski section. The first lots of the sale consist of international items from companies such as Levis and Bally as well as posters depicting holiday destinations such as Egypt and India.