In The Spotlight: Spanish Civil War Posters
The Spanish Civil War – Guerra Civil Espanola – began in July 1936 with a military coup led by the Nationalists (supported by Italy under its fascist leader, Benito Mussolini, and the German Nazi leader, Adolf Hitler) against the left wing Republican government of Spain (supported by the Soviet communist leader, Josef Stalin, and volunteers from North America and various European countries of the International Brigade) following a long period of unrest during the 19th century, the economic hardship caused by the 1929 Great Depression, and the February 1936 election victory by the Popular Front under the leadership of President Manuel Azana. This violent war is widely recognised as a rehearsal of World War Two, and resulted in a death toll of around half a million lives, and a Nationalist victory in April 1939 that established a dictatorship government led by General Francisco Franco (“Franco’s Spain”).
The mass of powerful propaganda posters produced by organisations affiliated with both sides during the Civil War were pasted all over cities, towns and buildings in ruins. The intensity of their display with their dynamic designs and strong messages, often created by leading artists and groups of the period, were influential in spreading awareness of the war throughout Spain and abroad. The posters that survived to today are rare and very important historical documents of this terrible revolution and the extreme ideology of the inter-war period in Europe.
Below are a few of our original vintage posters from the Spanish Civil War period (click on the images for more information):
Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk for more original vintage Spanish Civil War propaganda posters and to browse our variety of other posters from around the world (travel, sport, propaganda, war, advertising and movie posters), available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery:
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AntikBar Books: 1800s-1900s art & graphic design publications
#DidYouKnow AntikBar also stocks a variety of antique and vintage theatre brochures, travel books, reference magazines and other ephemera and publications dating from the early 1800s to the mid 1900s: AntikBar Books focuses on book design and related ephemera covering the major art movements including Bauhaus, Constructivism, Modernism, Art Nouveau and Art Deco, many featuring photographs and artwork by notable artists of the period, such as
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January Sale – AntikBar Original Vintage Poster Auction
Don’t miss our next auction featuring a wide variety of over 500 original vintage travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda and movie posters from around the world.
View our catalogue and register to bid online via:
– Live Auctioneers www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/157958_original-vintage-posters-january-sale/
– The Saleroom www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10017
– Invaluable www.invaluable.com/catalog/5jspva5qyd
This live auction will start online at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 25 January. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 22 January to 1pm on Saturday 25 January.
Lot of the Day:
In the News:
Our auction included in the Antiques Trade Gazette on their Previews page (issue 2425) featuring “…this poster for a meet held by the Aero-Club of France in Reims in September 1913 … The competition was for the Gordon Bennett Aviation Trophy …sponsored by the American owner of the New York Herald newspaper…”
Please contact us if you would like any more information, or visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions/ or our gallery at:
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NEW! Browse our recent original vintage poster additions
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Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view our wide variety of original antique and vintage posters from around the world including travel, sport, advertising, propaganda, war and movie posters, available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery at:
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King’s Road Curve Christmas Gift Event + Loyalty Card Launch
As a member of the King’s Road Curve, AntikBar is taking part in the Christmas Gift Event and Launch of the KRC Loyalty Cards hosted by Kings of Chelsea on Thursday 21 November from 6-9pm with a Welcome Address at 6:45pm.
The event will be attended by The Worshipful the Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor Will Pascall, The Worshipful the Deputy Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, Councillor Walaa Idris, and Councillor Gerard Hargreaves.
“This fun-filled evening promises gift ideas and discounts on luxury tableware and accessories, designer handbags, children’s gifts, artwork + more from participating shops on the curve; food + wine tasting; Christmas treats; and music by Nobu resident DJ Scarlett Lapidus.”
We look forward to welcoming you at this festive event!
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AntikBar Auction featuring Iconic Propaganda Posters
Our next auction of close to 500 original vintage posters will feature a selection of iconic propaganda posters in addition to a wide variety of travel, sport, advertising, war and movie posters from around the world.
Highlights in this auction include the WWII recruitment poster designed by Abram Games for the ATS (Auxiliary Territorial Service) featuring the “Blonde Bombshell,” which was recalled following complaints that it was too glamorous; and a rare collection of Russian Revolution posters from the early 1900s.
This live online auction will start at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 16 November. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 13 to 1pm on Saturday 16 November.
You can view our catalogue and register to bid in advance on:
• LiveAuctioneers at https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/151040_original-vintage-posters-iconic-propaganda/
• The Saleroom at https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10016
• Invaluable at https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/2bh3qupg48
Lot of the Day:
Auction Preview:
– now open at our gallery until 1pm on Saturday 16 November
In the News:
– one of the posters from our upcoming auction featured by the Antiques Trade Gazette “This rare Second World War poster by British graphic designer Abram Games…was famously recalled…” (Issue 2415, Previews p45)
– Political Picks: one of our original vintage political propaganda posters listed in our upcoming auction featured by the Antiques Trade Gazette “With Brexit firmly at the forefront of voters’ minds, collectors may want to bid for an original vintage election poster for the 1975 European Union membership referendum…” (ATG 7/11/19)
More information is available on our website at www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions/ and at our gallery at:
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Spotlight on Rugby Posters
Although posters featuring rugby don’t come up that often, we’ve been inspired by this year’s Rugby World Cup in Japan to showcase our current collection of original vintage rugby-themed posters (click on the images for more information):
Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our sport and wide variety of other posters from around the world (propaganda, war, sport, travel, advertising and movie posters), available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery at:
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Pedal Power Posters: vintage bicycle advertising posters
Blog feature by Richard Davies for Abebooks:
The Tour de France remains one of the world’s most significant and most gruelling sporting events. The world’s most famous bicycle race was first staged in 1903 and its long history mirrors the development of the bicycle as a method of transport for leisure and work. Advertising posters for bikes have been around for even longer, stretching across art movements such as Belle Epoche and Art Deco.
Enjoy these 10 original bicycle advertising posters, all offered for sale by the AntikBar poster gallery in London.
A striking French Art Deco poster from 1928, designed by Maurice Lauro. Automoto was a French bicycle and motorcycle manufacturer founded in 1902. It became part of Peugeot in 1930.
A 1930 poster. The boy is saying “I also have a Peugeot” as a blue Peugeot car drives by.
This 1908 Peugeot poster reflects the militaristic sentiments felt across Europe at this time as nations armed themselves for war. One soldier hands a message to a mounted colleague. Cycles Peugeot was founded in 1882 in France.
A very British poster from 1930. Phillips was formed in 1908 and later became part of Raleigh. The Birmingham-based manufacturer was Britain’s second-largest bicycle producer for many years after Raleigh.
The French also liked lions. This 1900 poster pitches Rochet cycles for customers around the world.
Terrot was a manufacturer in Dijon, France. It began by building both bicycles and motorbikes before focusing solely on motorcycles. This 1920 poster combines their product lines.
Boy meets girl. Royal Enfield was a brand name of the Enfield Cycle Company which manufactured motorcycles, bicycles, lawnmowers and stationary engines.
A Spanish poster from 1929. “Pulphi, the queen of the bicycles,” reads the tagline. The poster’s text at the bottom reads ‘champion of Spain’, but the Vuelta a España (Spain’s equivalent of the Tour de France) did not start until the 1930s.
A Belle Epoque-style poster from 1890, advertising Humber cycles, a premium British manufacturer of bicycles founded by Thomas Humber, who expanded into various overseas markets. Humber eventually moved into making cars. Is the lady going to ride the bike that dress?
Riders using Automoto bicycles won the Tour de France in 1923, 1924 and 1925 – a fact that the company used in their advertising in 1925. Oddly, the winning riders suffered tragic ends. Frenchman Henri Pélissier won in 1923 but was shot by his lover in 1935. Italian Ottavio Bottecchia won in 1924 and 1925, but was found badly injured by a roadside in 1927. He died 12 days later. His death remains a mystery.
Click here to read the original blog post and to browse our listings on Abebooks.
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AntikBar Vintage Poster Auction
Saturday 3 August: Don’t miss our next online vintage poster auction of over 530 posters including around 100 motor racing posters in addition to a wide variety of original vintage travel, sport, advertising, war, propaganda and movie posters from around the world.
View our catalogue online and register in advance to bid in this auction via:
• Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/144426_original-vintage-posters-inc-auto-moto-racing/
• The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10015
• Invaluable at www.invaluable.com/catalog/nhclaenxoj
The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 31 July to 1pm on Saturday 3 August. The auction will start online at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 3 August.
Lot of the Day:
One hour until the auction starts and this Milano (1920s) poster is the most popular with 22 bids, up from £30 to £650. Don’t miss our auction! Click here for more information with links to view our catalogue and register to bid online.
The auction preview is now open at our gallery until 1pm on Saturday – AntikBar Original Vintage Posters, 404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
In The News:
“Renowned commercial graphic designer AM Cassandre (1901-68) produced this poster promoting the Italian city of Venice in 1951…” One of the vintage posters from our auction on Saturday 3 August is featured in this week’s Antiques Trade Gazette (Previews, p26)
Post-Auction Highlights:
“ATG’s selection of hammer highlights over the past week includes a Venetian travel poster of a gondolier… offered online by poster specialist AntikBar of King’s Road, Chelsea, on August 3. It soared over its estimate of £1200-2400 to make a hammer price of £4800…” Read more in this week’s Antiques Trade Gazette (Bid Barometer Top Selling Lots – issue 2404, page 17).
Two of the “remarkable Mexico 68 posters” in our August 3 auction were featured by the Antiques Trade Gazette in their September Market Report on Sporting Memorabilia (issue 2410, page 18)
Featured:
Smirnoff “The Effect is Shattering”
These original vintage Smirnoff advertising posters are part of the 1970s campaign by the London-based Young and Rubican agency, which aimed to promote the vodka as a way to achieve glamour and excitement as an escape from the humdrum of daily life. (To emphasise the campaign’s risky innuendos, Avocado Sweet observes: “Substitute the word ‘heroin’ for ‘Smirnoff’ and it still makes sense.”)
The advertising campaign proved to be a great success for the company, resulting in vodka becoming so chic that it overtook gin in popularity and saw Smirnoff’s sales triple. In 1976 the campaign ended, following the tightening of the rules on alcohol advertising led by the government and the Advertising Standards Authorities in 1975.
These posters are all available in our Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday 3 August. Click here for more information with links to view our catalogue and register to bid via Live Auctioneers, The Saleroom or Invaluable.
Featured:
ERP Marshall Plan Posters
A few of the original vintage posters produced for the post-war US sponsored European Recovery Program (1948) Marshall Plan are listed in our next auction. These designs were all submitted for the Intra-European Cooperation for a Better Standard of Living poster competition on the theme of cooperation and economic recovery that was held in Europe.
These posters are all available in our Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday 3 August. Click here for more information with links to view our catalogue and register to bid via Live Auctioneers, The Saleroom or Invaluable.
More information is available on our website at www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions/ and at 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).
Fun Travel Poster Quiz – Name The City
As the summer holiday period kicks in, we thought you might like to test your vintage travel poster knowledge with these ten cropped posters depicting different cities from around the world – you simply have to name the city (no cheating…don’t click on the image until you’ve given your answer!):
Well done! Give yourself an extra pat on the back if you were able to correctly name any other information, such as the artist, year and name of the airline or railway company that issued the poster.
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404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
www.AntikBar.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).
