September 24, 2021  

Tips on Packing Posters

In the first of a new video series, we offer a few tips on how to best pack original vintage posters to ensure their safety in transport and ease of opening on arrival:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ar5yEDQdutg

For more information, and to view all our original vintage posters from around the world – travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda and movie posters (available online with worldwide delivery) – visit www.AntikBar.co.uk or our gallery at:

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters,
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.co.uk

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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

May 26, 2021  

In The News: Spring Into Summer With Vintage Posters!

We’re delighted to have been featured this month in the following variety of articles on original vintage travel posters, art exhibition posters, posters for button collectors and graphic design posters:

Financial Times – How To Spend It

“Vintage travel posters are going places: A golden era of exploration, relaxation and adventure has taken on new lustre…

From the seduction of a poster emblazoned with ‘Egypt, the land of mystery and romance’ to the mighty promise that ‘The most beautiful women in the world summer in Monte Carlo’, the allure of vintage travel posters is still palpable. And with a heightened nostalgia for the golden age of travel, these windows onto a bygone era capture the joy of exploration and adventure even more intensely…” (Weekend edition, 22-23 May)

→ browse our extensive collection of original vintage posters from around the world at www.AntikBar.co.uk (available online with worldwide delivery)

Homes & Antiques

“Best In Show: Vintage posters have been popular with collectors for many years…the niche field of art exhibition posters is exciting, relatively unexplored and…an affordable way to buy into the story behind an artist’s career…” (June 2021)

→ click here to view our Marilyn Monroe poster by Andy Warhol featured in this article

Button Lines

British Button Society: “I simply could not resist this poster from an auction by AntikBar – what better advice could one possibly give to a button collector than ‘Show Your Button’?” (issue 177)

→ Visit www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions for information on our upcoming auctions (with links to register to bid in advance for our online auctions)

Monocle

“Graphic Design Posters Stick em’ up! – Good graphic design can transform advertising into an art form… The pleasing shapes in these posters, their tight typography and eye-catching colours, come together to raise awareness…they can simultaneously cause us to raise an eyebrow, crack a smile or start making plans… They look great too. Put them on your walls. Here’s our paean to the alchemy of advertising done well...” (May 2021)

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters,
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ 
www.AntikBar.co.uk

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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

May 21, 2021  

Summer Sale – Original Vintage Poster Auction (26 June)

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Our next auction will be held on Saturday 26 June, starting online at 2pm (UK time). This auction features a wide variety of original vintage posters from around the world including travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda and movie posters.

View our catalogue and register to bid online in advance via: 

— Invaluable at www.invaluable.com/catalog/s7bnv51vg7  
— Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/204896_original-vintage-posters-summer-sale/  
— The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10023  

Please note: there will be no preview before this auction. Our popular Lot of the Day features are featured on our social media (links below) and on this page in the lead up to the auction. We offer in-house postage worldwide for items won in our auctions. Visit our Auction page for more information.

Lot Of The Day

Post-Auction News:

Collector’s old posters have never lost appeal: “It’s hard not to be drawn to vintage posters of St Andrews, especially the stunner painted by Gilbert Dunlop for British Rail in the 1950s. A good example appeared at a recent online sale organised by AntikBar Original Vintage Posters of London… Estimated at £375-750, sold for £800.” (The Courier, Angus & Dundee)

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters,
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ 
www.AntikBar.co.uk

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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

April 25, 2021  

Virtual Map, Print & Poster Fair

12-16 May: AntikBar is participating in this year’s Virtual Map, Print & Poster Fair hosted by Collectible Events. Click here to visit our Dealer Profile page for more information, and click on the images below for more details on our featured products. 

5 Routes To Ireland LMS Railway
Funiculaire Chamonix Planpraz Le Brevent Mont Blanc
Have A Guinness When You’re Tired
Imperial Airways
New York Fly TWA
New Zealand Her Natural And Industrial Resources
Pan American Airways On The Routes Of The Flying Clipper Ships
The Atlantic Charter Time And Tide Map
USSR Dance Festival Moscow Leningrad
The Soviet Arctic (photo album book listed on our books website at AntikbarBooks.co.uk)

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.co.uk

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& visit our Antikbar books website to browse our collection of antique and vintage book designs and ephemera covering the major art movements including Bauhaus, Constructivism, Modernism and Art Deco primarily from the 1920s-1930s.

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

April 7, 2021  

World Health Day 2021

April 7th is World Health Day, so we are sharing some of our favourite health related books, magazines and ephemera from the AntikBar Books website – there’s everything from health resort brochures to guides on children’s hygiene! Click on the links in the captions to see more.

Health Resorts and Sanatoria

The first sanatorium is thought to have opened in the 1830s to treat tuberculosis. By the early 20th century, doctors routinely prescribed a stay in a health resort or sanatorium to combat a variety of illnesses. Often located in the mountains or by thermal springs, sanatoria offered city-dwellers a chance to enjoy clean air, balanced diets, and long walks. These magazines and brochures focus on health resorts and sanatoria in Europe and the USSR.

French language edition of USSR in Construction #7 1949. The issue is dedicated to public health in the Soviet Union and watersports and contains articles about the growing Soviet population and factory hospitals.

English language edition of issue USSR in Construction #1 1936. The issue concentrates on health resorts in the Soviet Union and contains an illustrated map of the resorts, with statistics on patient numbers and photographs.

Travel brochure for Strobl am Wolfgangsee (1950s) health resort and beach on Lake Wolfgang (Wolfgangsee) in Salzkammergut Austria.

Public Health and Hygiene

These books provide some interesting advice and information on maintaining public health and hygiene.

Public Health Protection in the USSR (1939) The book is devoted to public health protection in the USSR. The essay by N. Propper-Graschenkov is accompanied by photographs of hospitals, maternity houses, and sanatorias all over the Soviet Union.
Hygiene of a Preschool Child in the Family (1929) Featuring great constructivist artwork, this book contains practical pieces of advice on how to raise a healthy child.

Sport and Exercise

Dating from the 1920s and 30s, these Soviet books and magazines demonstrate the importance of sport and physical exercise in the USSR. They feature great examples of constructivist photography and illustrate the variety of sports practised.

Sport in the USSR (1939) – Written by A Starostin, captain of the Spartacus football team, the essay discusses sport in the Soviet Union and is accompanied by photographs from stadiums, sport championships, and physical culture schools in different parts of the country. 

Physical Culture and Sports (1928) was a weekly Soviet and Russian illustrated magazine containing sports news and articles on theoretical and methodological issues of various sports. This issue’s articles include How to Learn to Row Correctly on the Simple Boat, Tennis Ball Prediction, and Amsterdam Olympics.

The french language edition of USSR in Construction #7-8 1934 concentrates on physical education. Photos show a morning gymnastics session on an office building’s roof, workers doing exercises in a factory, a school PE lesson, Dynamo stadium in Moscow, and people training for football, diving, rowing, running, handball, basketball, volleyball, ice hockey and more.

You might also enjoy AntikBar’s health related posters…

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.co.uk

Call +44 (0)20 7352 9309
Email info@antikbar.co.uk

Books and ephemera: www.AntikBarBooks.co.uk

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

March 17, 2021  

French Language Day and Francophonie Week 2021

It’s Francophonie Week – a celebration of francophone history and culture, culminating in French Language Day on 20 March.

To mark the occasion, we have put together a collection of some of our favourite French language books, magazines, and ephemera from our Antikbar books website – perfect for any French speakers, whether you’re fluent or just learning the basics! (Click on the images for more information:)

Car fans will love L’Automobile: Notre Ami (1949) by Jacques Lost; it’s full of interesting facts about the inventions that preceded the car, as well as some beautiful art deco illustrations by Geo Ham and Pierre Rousseau.
Académie Nationale de Music et de Danse (1932) – a beautiful theatre programme for the French National Academy of Music and Dance in Paris. The programme advertises a tragedy Elektra, and a ballet Un Divertissement. Dated Monday, 27 June 1932.
Aviation de France (1945) by R de Narbonne and R Gaujour is a great read for anyone interested in planes – chapters include The Passion of the Allies and The Sky of the Empire.
Learn about Soviet history with Russie D’aujourd’hui (Russia Today 1938).  This issue is dedicated to the Soviet youth and features articles by Russian and foreign experts, journalists and political scientists, discussing the international geopolitical situation and the place of Russia in a new world reality.
Test your knowledge of French geography with this 1950s tourist leaflet and map of Bourgogne (Burgundy). The pamphlet promotes Dijon, Beaune and Cluny, and gives instructions on tours of the area, with details on transport links and what to see.
Issue 316 of Miroir du Monde (1936), a weekly illustrated magazine, is dedicated to advertising and includes articles such as Reflections on Advertising, The Great Parisien Press and Plagiarised Publicity. The striking cover design is by the so-called father of modern advertising Leonetto Cappiello (1875-1942).
Published in 1937, this French-language guidebook to Vincenzia Italy features maps, photographs and reproductions of the city’s artwork – perfect for anyone dreaming of a holiday abroad!

All our original antique and vintage books and ephemera are available to view online at www.AntikbarBooks.co.uk covering the major art movements including Bauhaus, Constructivism, Modernism and Art Deco, specialising in the 1920s-1930s period.

AntikBar Books, 404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikbarBooks.co.uk

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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

March 16, 2021  

Original Vintage Poster Auction featuring Auto Racing

Don’t miss our auction on Saturday 17 April, starting online at 2pm (UK time).

This auction features a selection of auto racing posters, mostly Porsche, BMW and Lancia, as well as a wide variety of nearly 500 original vintage posters from around the world including travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda and movie posters.

View our catalogue and register to bid online in advance via: 
— Invaluable at www.invaluable.com/catalog/vc3yj2qz2v  
— Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/197277_original-vintage-posters-feat-auto-racing/  
— The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10022  

Due to restrictions, there will be no preview before this auction. We offer in-house postage worldwide for lots won in our auctions. More information is given on our website at www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions 

Lot Of The Day

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In The News

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“If you’re looking for interesting artworks, or wanting to start a collection, don’t miss AntikBar’s 2021 spring auction… you could just grab yourself a one-of-a-kind bargain… with more than 500 lots, many featuring motor racing – find the perfect gift for the car enthusiast in your life…” Deco Mag for greener interiors (April issue)


AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.co.uk

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Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antikbar.co.uk/
WordPress: https://antikbarposters.wordpress.com/   

& visit our Antikbar books website to browse our collection of antique and vintage book designs and ephemera covering the major art movements including Bauhaus, Constructivism, Modernism and Art Deco primarily from the 1920s-1930s.

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

February 4, 2021  

In The Spotlight: Science & Technology

We’ve selected ten of our original vintage posters that promote new technologies and scientific discoveries, from the first practical telephone to atomic energy for peace and advances into space. These posters often encourage further innovation and study, featuring creative and futuristic designs (click on the images for more information):

– Graham Bell’s Telephone 1876 GPO (1930s)
– From the Plant to Nutritional Fat (1930s)
– Edison The Man (1944)
– Quality Science, Art and Craftsmanship (1950s)
– General Dynamics Aerodynamics (1955)
– Atom for Peace (1959)
– Glory to the Workers of Soviet Science and Technology! (1960)
– Let’s Look to the Communist Future (1963)
– Love Science (1970s)
– Invent! Improve! Implement! (1978)

…but beware:

– Spies at Work (1950s)

We have more posters on science and technology listed on our website (some from the same series as those featured above). All our original antique and vintage posters from around the world – travel, sport, propaganda, war, advertising and movie posters – are available to view and order online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery:

AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.co.uk

Visit also our Antikbar books website to browse our collection of Polish books and ephemera, and follow us on social media for more features, images and updates:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AntikBar
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/AntikBar
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AntikBar.co.uk
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/antikbar.co.uk/
WordPress: https://antikbarposters.wordpress.com/   

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society, King’s Road Curve and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

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