A True Gentleman: Remembering Theodore Ramos (1928-2018)
Shortly after we moved into our gallery on the King’s Road, an elderly gentleman came in to marvel at the history and artistry of our original vintage posters. This charismatic gentleman was Theodore Ramos RA who lived nearby in the artists’ studios on Milman’s Street, and he soon became one of our regular visitors. He would often pop in and entertain us with stories about the people he painted, his fellow artists and his travels. We became friends, going out for dinner with him, exchanging books and visiting him at his studio.
A notable illustrator and portrait artist, Theo’s subjects include Her Majesty the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh, and his paintings have been displayed in boardrooms, private homes and the National Portrait Gallery. During the 1950s-60s, he revolutionised the design of the Royal Academy’s exhibition posters to feature eye-catching artworks, rather than just text. Sadly Theo wasn’t able to fully recover from a stroke last year and he died here in Chelsea on 11 April. We have some of the posters Theo designed for the Royal Academy of Arts; one is framed and is on display at the front of our gallery, and they are all available to view on our website (click on the images for more information):
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Spotlight on Original Vintage ROSPA Safety Posters
The British charity RoSPA – Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents – was formed in 1916 as the London Safety First Council (renamed RoSPA in 1941). The organisation has run a variety of successful campaigns over the last century addressing issues from road safety and safety at home to industrial and workplace safety.
Below are a few posters from our current collection of over 60 original vintage mid-century RoSPA posters that feature clever eye-catching designs by notable artists such as Pat Keely and Leonard Cusden. These posters were issued to help prevent accidents from drink driving, to demonstrate the importance of obeying the rules of the road and the dangers of being careless when using tools and machinery, and to provide advice on first aid and tips on avoiding accidents (click on the images for more information):
Visit our website at AntikBar.co.uk to browse our whole collection of original vintage health and safety posters and all our other posters from around the world (including cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda), available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery:
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Original Vintage Poster Auction featuring Aviation Posters
Saturday 14 April – Our next original vintage poster auction of over 350 lots features a selection of aviation and airline related posters in addition to a variety of travel, sport, advertising, war, propaganda and movie posters from around the world.
You can view our online catalogue and register to bid via:
— Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/117882_original-vintage-posters-incl-aviation/
— The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10010
— Invaluable at www.invaluable.com/catalog/sv3lmb8wlm
The auction will start online at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 14 April. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 11 April to 12noon on Saturday 14 April. We provide worldwide delivery.
Lot Of The Day
In the News
“This dynamic vintage advertising poster for the Dutch airline KLM…shows a KLM propeller plane together with the legendary ghost ship the Flying Dutchman…” Read the full review in the Antiques Trade Gazette (Previews on p.29, issue 2337).
Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions for more information on this auction, or visit our gallery at:
AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
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Vintage Illustrated Poster Maps
Explore the world in fascinating detail through antique and vintage poster maps. These colourful maps capture a moment in history, from travel advertising route maps to illustrated maps for news and sporting events, as well as maps issued to showcase worldwide food and drink distribution, and for propaganda purposes. As unique and interesting artworks, they make an ideal gift for the traveller or history buff, and for decorating at home and in the office. Here are just a few of the poster maps we currently have in stock [click on the images for more information]:
Visit our website at AntikBar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage poster maps and other posters from around the world – cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda – available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery:
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In The Spotlight: Shell Posters
Shell has a long history of producing great designs, some by notable artists of the period, for their advertising campaigns. Our current collection of original vintage Shell posters includes a few from their “Everywhere you go You can be sure of Shell” series as well as others from the UK and around the world (click on the images for more information):
1920s
Artist: John Banting (1902-1972)
1930s
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
Artist: Paul Sheriff
Artist: George Hooper (1910-1994)
Artist: John Rutherford Armstrong (1893-1973)
Artist: Allan Walton (1892-1948)
Artists: Clifford (1907-1985) and Rosemary (1910-1998) Ellis
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
Artist: Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954)
Artist: “W”
Artist: Francis Bernard (1900-1979)
1950s
1960s
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Vintage Posters – Spotlight on Australia
Read the full article at www.heraldsun.com.au/lifestyle/
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AntikBar Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday 27 January
→ This auction has now ended. Our provisional auction dates are given below and on our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk/AntikBar-Auctions with links to register for our auctions online. Information on our next auction will be posted on this blog page nearer the time.
Provisional Dates (to be confirmed):
7 April, 30 June, 10 November
Live Auctioneers: https://new.liveauctioneers.com/auctioneer/3087/antikbar
The Saleroom: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar
Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-house/antikbar-original-vintage-posters
Saturday 27 January – Don’t miss our next original vintage poster auction featuring a collection of World War Two posters by Fougasse in addition to a wide variety of over 300 original vintage posters from around the world including travel, advertising, cinema, sport, war and propaganda. New and experienced collectors and dealers will benefit from our low starting prices with no reserves.
View our catalogue and register to bid online via:
Live Auctioneers – www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/113997_original-vintage-posters-incl-fougasse-wwii
The Saleroom – www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10009
Invaluable – https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/nsrgzf5k2y
This live online auction will start at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 27 January. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 24 January to 12noon on Saturday 27 January.
Lot of the Day
www.AntikBar.co.uk/AntikBar-Auctions
In The News
“Second World War posters by the renowned British cartoonist and illustrator Cyril Kenneth Bird (1887-1965) feature in a sale of posters at Antikbar in London on January 27. Known by his pen name ‘Fougasse’, the artist famously designed humorous and effective propaganda posters while working unpaid for the Ministry of Information during the war…” Previews (p24) in the Antiques Trade Gazette (Issue 2325, 20 January 2018)
“Interesting online auction at the end of the month from UK pioneers AntikBar. Some nice stuff there and one in particular that I can’t let pass without mention. A food based car rally: how good does that sound? And it’s designed appropriately by Geo. Ham” 365PosterBlog review (8/1/18)
Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda), available online with worldwide delivery, or visit us at our gallery:
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In The Spotlight: Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949)
The notable German graphic artist Ludwig Hohlwein initially trained and worked as an architect. In 1906 he shifted his focus to graphic design and went on to become a prolific poster designer. Hohlwein’s distinctive style is instantly recognisable through his creative use of colour, composition and typography.
We have recently added an impressive collection of posters by Ludwig Hohlwein to our website. These posters were created during the 1900s, through the 1910s and World War One to the early 1920s (click on the images for more information):
Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda), available online with worldwide delivery, or visit us at our gallery:
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AntikBar Poster Auctions – Clearance Sale Timed Auction & Original Vintage Poster Auction
Don’t miss our upcoming auctions! Bid now on our Clearance Sale timed auction that ends on Sunday 12 November, and view our catalogue and register to bid for our last auction of the year on Saturday 18 November. Visit www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions or click on the links below for more information:
Clearance Sale
Timed Auction ends Sunday 12 November
Our timed auction of over 500 posters from around the world ends at 5pm (UK time) on Sunday 12 November. View our catalogue and register to leave your bids today:
Invaluable – www.invaluable.co.uk/catalog/qqrawdf1gn
Original Vintage Posters Auction
Saturday 18 November
Our last auction of the year features a significant collection of vintage art exhibition posters, in addition to a variety of posters covering all subjects from around the world: travel, cinema, sport, advertising, war, propaganda. New and experienced collectors and dealers will benefit from our low starting prices with no reserves.
This auction will start online via Live Auctioneers and The Saleroom at 3pm (UK time) on 18 November. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 15 November to 12noon on Saturday 18 November.
View our catalogue and register to bid online via:
Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/110976_original-vintage-posters-incl-art-exhibitions/
The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10008
Lot Of The Day
Antiques Trade Gazette preview:
Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda), available online with worldwide delivery, or visit us at our gallery:
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100 Year Anniversary of the 1917 October Revolution in Posters
The twentieth century was shaped by several key global events. One of them – the 1917 October Revolution in Russia – led to the creation of a completely new social structure, government and system of beliefs. The events of the Russian Revolution have been described in many books and portrayed in films but very few documents that bear true witness to this era have managed to carry through the essence of the dramatic changes and immense struggle between the old and the new to today. Posters are one of the few documents that have survived as silent visual yet very vocal witnesses to the events that tore the country in half and led to the formation of the USSR (the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics also known as the Soviet Union – Союз Советских Социалистических Республик or СССР). Historic memorabilia from that time is very rare as paper was scarce and, as such, these original posters from the period are highly collectable.
After the October Revolution in 1917, the Bolshevik government was faced with the task of swaying a largely illiterate population to its side in the resulting Russian Civil War and beyond. Posters proved to be an ideal medium to deliver their message using bold and striking designs with minimum text. The imagery clearly distinguished the ‘bad guys’ from the ‘good guys’ and instructed the people on what to do and how to fight the enemy. As the country established itself, poster art grew more sophisticated and the government further developed this means of propaganda art and the print runs increased. Due to this proven effectiveness, the Soviet Union became one of the few countries where artists 
were specifically trained as poster designers.
The unique combination of striking artwork, powerful imagery and important social history makes these posters of great interest to collectors. A growth in nostalgia and reconciliation with the country’s past is resulting in more demand for high-end posters from the Soviet Union’s early 1917-1939 period as well as the more affordable period from the 1960s to the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early 1990s.
A few of our original vintage Soviet posters will be displayed in our gallery from 25 October to 7 November for this centenary and all are available to view online at www.AntikBar.co.uk and at our gallery on request. Click on the images featured below for more information on this slideshow selection:
3rd anniversary of the Vseobuch Red Army military training for conscripts (1921)
October – Ten Days That Shook The World movie poster for the groundbreaking silent film by Sergei Eisenstein (Y. Ruklevsky, 1927)
Mikhail Frunze (1885-1925): Bolshevik leader during the 1917 Revolution and Red Army commander during the Russian Civil War (1920s)
Shock brigade of the world’s proletariat Proletarians of all countries, defend (G. Klutsis, 1930s)
Progress of collectivisation in Uzbekistan (Z. Ratem, 1931)
Let’s build a powerful Soviet airship “Klim Voroshilov” (A. Deineka, 1931)
Five year plan (Abramovich, 1932)
“There is nothing that the Bolsheviks can’t conquer” Stalin (P. Karachentsov, 1937)
Constitution of the USSR (El Lissitsky, 1937)
All Soviet people will vote for further strengthening of our glorious Red Army and Navy! (V. Stenberg, 1938)
They Wanted Peace / The Great Dawn movie poster (P. Finogin, 1938)
Movie poster for a film about Valery Chkalov (1904-1938): awarded hero pilot of the Soviet Union (1941)
Long live the XXVI anniversary of the Great October Socialist Revolution! We will win (M.A. Gordon, E.P. Efimov, 1943)
Collective farmers of Siberia! More bread to the Soviet country! (V. Klimashin, 1946)
Increase steel production to make our country stronger! 25.4 million tonnes of steel in 1950 (V. Klimashin, 1946)
Soviet warrior, be an excellent skier! (E. Maloletkov, 1953)
Sport in the USSR – Sport of millions! (I. Toidze, 1956)
Communists always ahead! (1956)
Live, work and fight like Lenin! (V. Suryaninov, 1958)
“…Everywhere and in everything the name of Lenin is with us…” V. Mayakovsky (I. Ippolitov, 1959)
Pravda “Lenin is with us, eternal and majestic, his thoughts, words and deeds spread through the galaxy” V. Mayakovsky (N. Dolgorukov, 1960s)
Printer’s proof for Pravda (V. Klimashin, 1960)
Glory to the Great October! (A. Antonchenko, 1960)
Every new record – new glory for our motherland! (D. Pyatkin, M. Strezhenov, 1960)
People and party are united! (V. Ivanov, 1961)
Forward with the party of Lenin! (K. Ivanov, 1961)
The people and the army are united! (L. Golovanov, 1961)
With the name of Lenin! (I. Solovyov, 1962)
Glory to the USSR! (M. Solovyov, 1964)
We are first in space Let’s be first in the chemical industry! (V. Koretsky, 1964)
Long live the socialist revolution! (B. Kalensky, 1966)
Time works for communism 1917-1967 (L. Levshunova, 1967)
The sport and youth of the country are uniquely united! (R. Suryaninov, 1968)
Riders Of The Revolution movie poster (A. Lemeshchenko, 1968)
The most human person (V. Ivanov, 1969)
“All education should aim to nurture communist morale in the youth” V.I. Lenin (V. Suryaninov, 1969)
Our ideological foundation is Marxism-Leninism Our goal is communism (E. Briskin, 1969)
Victory of communism is unavoidable (I. Kustov, 1971)
Victory of communism is unavoidable (I. Kustov, 1971)
…Revolution has a beginning, but revolution has no end! (V. Koretsky, 1972)
The Warsaw Pact is a dependable shield of socialism (A. Adashev, 1975)
“The teachings of Marx are ever powerful because they are right!” V.I. Lenin (E. Artsunyan, 1976)
To new achievements in the name of victorious communism! (I. Toidze, 1976)
Glory to Soviet science! XXV Congress of the Communist Party of the USSR (V. Viktorov, 1976)
RVS RevVoyenSoviets movie poster (A. Ulymov, 1977)
Steadily increase the efforts in the fight for stable peace! (D. Filatov, 1977)
Our socialist republic of Soviets will stand firm, like the torch of international socialism and as an example in front of the working masses (B. Reshetnikov, 1977)
1918 1978 You were born under a red flag in the troublesome year… (V. Viktorov, 1978)
Personal five year plan to mark the 110th anniversary of Lenin’s birth! (I. Kominarets, 1979)
23 February – Soviet Red Army and Navy day (V. Fekliev, 1984)
The young will carry on the tradition! 50th anniversary of the Stakhanovite movement (Y. Poltoran, 1984)
In addition to over 500 Soviet posters, we also stock a selection of historical newspapers, constructivist magazines and books including:
ROSTA: Lenin’s letter (1919)
Booklet: Proletariat leader of peasants (1925)
Intourist travel brochure: Visit the USSR (1930s)
Magazine: USSR in Construction (one of a series, 1930)
Magazine: Za Rulem (back cover Stenberg Brothers, 1931)
Pravda newspaper (G. Klutsis, 1933)
Izvestia newspaper (1937)
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Twitter feature by @HOCommunism
Event listed by Russian Art + Culture
Event listed by LAPADA
A few of our Soviet posters on display at Bentley & Skinner‘s “Faberge and the Russian Revolution” exhibition, open 7-11 November:
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Visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (cinema, travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda), available online with worldwide delivery, or visit us at our gallery:
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404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
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