AntikBar’s Upcoming Poster Auctions: 14 & 21 November

AntikBar is hosting two online original vintage poster auctions in November. Please click on the headings below to view our catalogues and register to bid:

“Art Deco, Constructivism – Posters and Design” auction, Saturday 21 November 

  This specialised auction features original vintage posters and graphic design items from the 1920s-1930s in Art Deco, Constructivist and Modernist styles from Russia, France, UK, Germany and other countries around the world, with low starting prices (from £10).

“Original Vintage Posters” auction, Saturday 14 November

  This auction features a wide selection of 600+ original vintage travel, advertising, cinema, sport, war and propaganda posters from around the world, with low starting prices (from £5).

Please note that more items may be added to the catalogues up to the auction dates. We offer worldwide shipping. Please contact us if you have any queries or would like any further information.

Our #LotoftheDay‬ slideshow will be posted on our News & Events listings and on our social media pages up to the auction dates:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AntikBar
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/AntikBar
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AntikBar.co.uk 
WordPress: see below

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Lot of the Day (click on the images to be redirected to the auction catalogues):

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Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage posters from around the world. For more updates, follow us on:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AntikBar
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/AntikBar
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AntikBar.co.uk

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), the London Art Deco Society (LADS) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

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USSR: Homeland of the First Cosmonaut

The Space Race between the Soviet Union and the United States of America during the Cold War was a period of symbolic superiority that led to many pioneering technological advances. In 1957, the USSR was the first country to launch an artificial satellite – Sputnik – into outer space and the first dog into space – Laika – on board Sputnik 2.

Four years later, on 12 April 1961, a Russian pilot and cosmonaut – Yuri Gagarin – became the first man in space, completing an orbit of the earth on board the Vostok 1 spacecraft. Gagarin was awarded the title of Hero of the Soviet Union and became an international celebrity. A new commemorative day was also established – Cosmonautics Day – celebrated every year in Russia on 12 April (now recognised as the International Day of Human Space Flight by the United Nations). In 1963, Russia launched the first woman into space – Valentina Tereshkova – on board Vostok 6.

The Science Museum in London is currently hosting a unique exhibition – Cosmonauts: Birth of the Space Age – featuring a collection of spacecraft, memorabilia, stories and posters showing “the dramatic story of how Russia turned the dream of space travel into a reality” (18/9/2015-13/3/2016).

Below are a few of our original vintage Soviet space propaganda and other related posters (click on the images for more information):

  Way to the Planets is Open!

  Great is the Soviet Human!

  Soviet Space Missions to Venus

  Glory!

Soviet Circus: space themed rocket trapeze act

The Very First: space exploration movie

Battle Beyond the Sun: movie about a race to land on Mars

Storm Planet: science fiction (sci-fi) movie

 
War of the Planets      /      Invaders from Mars

2001: A Space Odyssey (French release)

Moonraker (Australian release)

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We also have the following original Russian newspapers from 1961 that feature headline news about the first man in space, along with a few more Soviet travel posters that will soon be added to our website (please contact us for more information):

 

 

 

 

  

 

…in addition to this poster, which is listed with a starting bid of £40 on our upcoming Original Vintage Posters auction on Saturday 14 November (click on the image to view the catalogue and register to bid):

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Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage posters from around the world. For more updates, follow us on:

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/AntikBar
Pinterest: http://www.pinterest.com/AntikBar
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/AntikBar.co.uk

AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), the London Art Deco Society (LADS) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).

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