What’s On: Art & Antiques Fair, AntikBar Poster Auction, WWI Exhibition
Save the Dates! We’re looking forward to a busy season ahead, and hope that you will be able to visit us at our upcoming events and at our gallery soon. Click on the images and links below or visit our News & Events page for more information:
1918-2018 World War One Poster ExhibitionThursday 1 to Saturday 17 November
** NOTE: Due to the number of visitors and interest we have received, we have decided to extend this exhibition until the end of November. **
To mark the centenary of the First World War, we will be holding an exhibition of original vintage World War One posters at our gallery in support of The Royal British Legion. Our feature display will include war and propaganda posters issued by all sides of the conflict, including the UK, USA, Germany and Russia. Please click here for more information.
“War posters on gallery roll-call” Exhibition review in the Antiques Trade Gazette (Issue 2362 – Dealers’ Diary p.32)
“To mark the centenary of the WWI, LAPADA Member @AntikBar are hosting an exhibition of original vintage posters issued by all sides of the conflict, and will be making a donation to the Royal British Legion for every poster sold. Visit the exhibition until Nov 17! #ThankYou100” @LAPADAorg post (6/11/18)
“The horror of gas” One of the original WWI posters from our recent auction has been featured this week by the Antiques Trade Gazette “The centenary of the Armistice has been marked by the appearance of some poignant lots at auction revealing the human cost…” (issue 2368, p21)
AntikBar Original Vintage Poster AuctionSaturday 10 November
Our next online auction of 500+ lots features a significant collection of Polish posters and World War One posters, in addition to a wide variety of original vintage travel, sport, advertising, war, propaganda and movie posters from around the world. The auction preview will be open at our gallery from Wednesday 7 to 1pm on Saturday 10 November. Please click here for more information. View our catalogue and register to bid via:
Live Auctioneers www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/128998_original-vintage-posters-wwi-and-polish-design/
Invaluable www.invaluable.com/catalog/s8eoij0b5e
The Saleroom https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10012
Our Lot of the Day features are posted below and on our website in the lead up to the auction:
Auction Preview featuring our 1897 Art Nouveau decorative advertising poster by Louis John Rhead in the Antiques Trade Gazette (Issue 2365 p.28)
The preview for our Original Vintage Poster Auction is open at our gallery until 1pm on Saturday 10 November. This live online auction will start at 3pm (UK time) on LiveAuctioneers, Invaluable and TheSaleroom on 10 November. www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions
The 2018 Winter Art & Antiques Fair Stand 17, Gallery Level, Olympia Exhibition Centre, London
This fair is being held at the same time and in the same venue as the Spirit of Christmas Fair and the Luxury Travel Fair, and “is the last important art and antiques fair before Christmas offering an extraordinary choice for creating stylish interiors, unique gifts and inspiring collections.” Please click here for more information, including opening hours and complimentary tickets.
Set up complete! We look forward to welcoming you to our Stand 17 at the 2018 Winter Olympia Art & Antiques Fair this week. Click here for more information and complimentary tickets, or visit our gallery at AntikBar, 404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ.
Olympia Fair Review: our To London by Jet Clipper Pan Am poster by Aaron Fine featured by BIG Magazine (issue 4, Art p35)
We have also been busy uploading our latest acquisitions to our website, which you can browse at www.antikbar.co.uk/latest_products …with more coming soon!
All our original vintage posters from around the world (propaganda, war, sport, travel, advertising and movie posters) are available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery:
AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, London SW10 0LJ
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AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA), UK Posters Network, London Art Deco Society (LADS) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).
Upcoming Event: The Spirit of Christmas Fair 2013
AntikBar will be participating again at the Spirit of Christmas Fair from Tuesday 5th to Sunday 10th November in The Grand Hall at London Olympia. For more information, please visit our News & Events page and our page on the Spirit of Christmas website. We look forward to seeing you at our Stand H6.
This popular annual Fair showcases a variety of unique and stylish gifts, interior design products, food and drink, accessories and decorations for the party season, Food Hall and festive workshops. The Luxury Travel Fair will also be open from 7th to 10th November. Full details, including opening times, are given on the Spirit of Christmas website.
Please contact us if you would like to be added to our emailing list to receive future event notifications, and visit the News & Events page on our website at www.antikbar.co.uk for updates.
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Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers’ Association (IVPDA) and The Association of Art and Antiques Dealers (LAPADA).
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Sneak Peek: some images of our Stand H6 set up and ready for opening tomorrow…
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NEW! Latest Products
Have you browsed AntikBar’s Latest Products page recently? We recently uploaded over 100 more original vintage posters to our website, including the following selection:
Propaganda and War
and a few in a series, such as the Orient Express
Wrigley’s
London Underground
Salvador Dali
and the 1957 International Youth Games
Click on the links given above or visit the AntikBar website to browse all our Latest Products.
Upcoming Event: AntikBar will be at Stand H6 at the Spirit of Christmas Fair, London Olympia, from 5-10 November. Further information is listed on our News & Events page. Please contact us if you would like to join our mailing list. We look forward to seeing you there!
You can also follow us on:
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Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/antikbar.co.uk
AntikBar is a Member of the International Vintage Poster Dealers Association (IVPDA).
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Spotlight on Marilyn Monroe
Q: Love Marilyn?
The National Portrait Gallery in London is celebrating one of the world’s greatest stars in their current exhibition, Marilyn Monroe: A British Love Affair.
A: Love your very own Marilyn!
An ideal gift idea or a stunning addition to your home or office; here are our original vintage posters featuring this famous icon, which you can order with worldwide delivery via the AntikBar website:
Visit www.AntikBar.co.uk to browse our wide collection of cinema, sport, travel, advertising, propaganda and war posters and contact us if you have any specific search requests or queries. Also check the Latest Products page for more additions, including some more recently acquired Marilyn Monroe posters…
Quick Reminder: AntikBar will be at the Spirit of Christmas Fair, Olympia in London this week, from Tuesday 30 October to Sunday 4 November at Stand B69. Visit the News & Events page for more information and 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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AntikBar
Original Vintage Posters
www.AntikBar.co.uk
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Latest Products
Visit the Latest Products page on the AntikBar.co.uk website to view 25 posters added this week, including:
Sport
Propaganda
Cinema
Travel
Follow @AntikBar on Twitter and Pinterest for our Poster of the Day tweets/pins and other updates. You can also “like” AntikBar on our new Facebook page for more updates and news.
Upcoming Event: AntikBar will be at Stand B69 at the Spirit of Christmas Fair (Olympia, London) from Tuesday 30th October to Sunday 4th November. Visit the News & Events page on the AntikBar website for more information on this festive event.
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Spirit of Christmas Fair, Olympia
AntikBar will again be participating at the Spirit of Christmas Fair at Stand B69 in The Grand Hall at the Olympia Exhibition Centre, London, from Tuesday 30th October to Sunday 4th November.
This festive event is sure to get you in the mood for Christmas and the New Year offering a wide selection of unique gifts that can’t be found on the high street, as well as food and drink, winter decorations and other special treats!
For full information and to apply for discounted tickets in advance, please visit the News & Events page at http://www.antikbar.co.uk/ or the Spirit of Christmas website at http://www.spiritofchristmasfair.co.uk/exhibitor/antikbar
AntikBar is a London-based online company that specialises in original vintage posters and graphic design. They stock a vast range of posters covering all subjects (travel, sport, advertising, cinema, war and propaganda) from across the decades and around the world.
Original vintage posters make a unique eco-friendly interior design feature, bridging both contemporary and traditional styles, and they are highly collectable, being widely recognised as a sound art investment. The variety offered by AntikBar is very appealing and, with prices starting from under £50, these posters are also affordable and can bring future financial pleasure, whether bought as a statement piece for the home or as a more unusual and memorable gift for Christmas, a birthday or other special occasion.
Please visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk and contact us if you have any queries or particular search requests. AntikBar.co.uk is on Facebook and you can follow @AntikBar on Twitter and Pinterest for our popular “Poster of the Day” tweets/pins and other information.
We look forward to seeing you at the Spirit of Christmas Fair, Stand B69.
Refresh your Visual Senses with Original Vintage Posters
Lowenbrau Baienfurt 1910
Posters were the most effective and broad-reaching medium for advertising and propaganda before the advent of television. Designed to grab the attention of people passing by, posters presented artists with the challenge of distilling a commissioned message to a bare minimum of words with maximum visual impact. Some of the designers achieved this goal by developing spectacular designs that exuded warmth, comfort and style or rallied the masses to new victories in war and peace. Being very topical, posters absorbed and reflected the prevailing and changing art styles and fashions at a rapid pace and became part of the avant-garde art movement. They were meant to be displayed temporarily on walls and discarded; and were not meant to survive.
My Daddy is a Hero and You? 1943
Today original vintage posters make a great interior design statement that could also prove to be a valuable investment. These stylish pieces of social history can be easily adapted to any interior; with such a variety of subject matter, styles and colour schemes they are well suited for a modern office, Victorian house, luxury apartment, holiday retreat or a child’s playroom. They are a truly unique eco-friendly interior design feature, bridging both contemporary and traditional styles.
New Hampshire 1930s
Original vintage posters are highly collectable and widely recognised as a sound art investment that appreciates over time while being enjoyed every day on the wall. Prices vary greatly depending on the rarity, artist and subject matter. The rarest and most expensive poster so far is Fritz Lang’s poster for the film Metropolis; only four of them are known to have survived and it reached $690,000 at an auction in 2005. This very same copy is going to be at auction again soon and experts believe that it might be the first poster to sell for more than $1m on the open market. Many posters, however, are still affordable and make an ideal present and focal point on the walls of a home, office or even a film set.
Vespa Servizio 1960s
Posters can trigger strong emotional responses appealing to our sense of nostalgia and happy memories of childhood, travel, work interest or hobby. Advertising posters from the 1960s, for example, can be a great entry point into collecting as the designs are bright, bold and quirky. Cinema posters also represent a good investment, especially Oscar winners, popular actors and cult classics such as James Bond. Skiing posters are particularly popular at the moment, as are posters advertising past Olympic Games and other major sporting events.
From Russia With Love 1970s
AntikBar is an online company that specialise in original vintage posters, stocking a vast range of posters covering all subjects from across the decades and around the world. The variety on offer is very appealing and, with prices starting from under £50, these posters are also affordable and can become a statement piece for the home or a unique and memorable gift for a birthday or other special occasion.
It Scores (electric heating series) 1960s
You can visit AntikBar at at the Goodwood Revival from 14th to 16th September, The Decorative Fair in Battersea Park from 2nd to 7th October and Spirit of Christmas at Olympia from 30th October to 4th November. Visit the News & Events page and follow AntikBar on Twitter and Pinterest for “Poster of the Day” tweets/pins, more information and free entry tickets.
Lucerne Festival of Music 1962
Website: www.AntikBar.co.uk
Twitter: @AntikBar
Brands Hatch Kent Trophy Meeting 1960s
Footnote: Original vintage posters proved to be a sound investment for a Hollywood actor Nicholas Cage. He sold a rare Dracula poster in April 2009 for $310,700; a return of 303% after buying the poster ten years previously for $77,000. His gain easily outpaced the minus 10% total return he would have earned on the S&P 500 over the same time period.
Hong Kong by TWA 1950s
Olympia International Fine Art & Antiques Fair
AntikBar will be participating at the Olympia International Fine Art and Antiques Fair from Thursday 7th to Sunday 17th June 2012, at Stand B28.
This event features a diverse range of art and antiques from the Old Masters to 20th century design, including paintings, textiles, jewellery, ceramics etc. from around the UK, Europe and rest of the world as well as a programme of lectures, tours and debates, a personal shopper service and a chance to win a trip to Marrakech.
For full information, please visit: http://www.olympia-art-antiques.com/
Address: Grand Hall, Olympia Exhibition Centre, London W14 8UX. Opening hours: Thu 7th: 11am-9pm; Fri 8th-Mon 11th: 11am-7pm; Tue 12th: 11am-9pm; Wed 13th: 11am-7pm; Thu 14th: 11am-9pm; Fri 15th-Sat 16th: 11am-7pm; Sun 17th: 11am-5pm. Tickets from £10 (£8 concessions).
Please visit our website for more information on this, and other events, and contact us in advance to request a complimentary ticket for two people to this event: http://www.antikbar.co.uk/news_and_events/ or you can visit http://www.antikbar.co.uk/product_detail/?pId=1378 to print out an e-ticket, which is valid for the Preview and duration of the Fair.
Featured Image (at top): Russian Auto Show, 1913
Link: http://www.antikbar.co.uk/product_detail/?pId=1290
