Original Vintage Posters January Sale + more upcoming events…
Don’t miss our first auction of the year!
Saturday 29 January: This live online auction features a wide variety of original vintage posters from around the world including travel, advertising, sport, war, propaganda and movie posters.
You can now view our catalogue and register to bid online in advance via:
— AntikBar Auctions at antikbarauctions.com/auctions
— Invaluable at www.invaluable.com/catalog/ox5j89oyi8
— Live Auctioneers at www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/231041_original-vintage-posters-january-sale
— The Saleroom at www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10026
The auction will start online at 2pm (UK time) on Saturday 29 January. The auction preview will be open by appointment only. We offer in-house postage worldwide for items won in our auctions. Please contact us if you would like to book an appointment and if you have any other queries.
Our popular Lot of the Day features are being posted below and on our website and social media (links at end) in the lead up to this auction.
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#LotOfTheDay:
In The News:
— Antiques Trade Gazette Auction Previews (p25 issue 2525): “This large poster for Sunbeams bicycles features a humorous Art Nouveau illustration of two ladies and a gentleman cheering as they stand on the frame and wheels of the bicycle to observe a cycling race…Measuring 5ftx3ft4in (1.52x1m), the poster is dated 1896. It has a guide of £450-900 at the auction held by original poster specialist AntikBar…”
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Saturday 1 August: next AntikBar Poster Auction
Saturday 1 August: Don’t miss our next live online auction featuring a collection of railway posters in addition to a wide variety of over 450 original vintage posters from around the world, including travel, sport, war, propaganda, advertising and movie posters.
You can now view our auction catalogue and register to bid online in advance via:
– Live Auctioneers www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/172458_original-vintage-posters-incl-railway-posters
– The Saleroom www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10019
– Invaluable www.invaluable.com/catalog/t8feddw4w1?size=200&page=1&categories=&sort=
This live auction will start online at 3pm (UK time) on Saturday 1 August.
Please Note: In line with government guidelines, the auction preview will be open by appointment only at our gallery from Wednesday 29 July to 1pm on Saturday 1 August. Please contact us to book your appointment in advance, and click here for information on the restrictions in place at our gallery.
Lot of the Day:
*Only 2 Days To Go!*
*Phew!* Another marathon auction lasting just over 7 hours…
One of the many runaway successes was this glamorous 1940s ABC poster for the award winning Hollywood screen legend Lana Turner that created a bidding performance worthy of such an iconic hard-working actress
In the News:
Auction News in this week’s Antiques Trade Gazette (issue 2452): The sale of original posters at AntikBar on August 1 includes c.1926 poster for Southern Railway The Londoner’s Leisure… featuring a stylised view of elegant Londoners enjoying boat trips on the Thames by the artist Frederic Gregory Brown…
Auction News feature @TheSaleroom: From local cheeses to tennis championships, vintage posters star @AntikBar sale…
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AntikBar Newsletter: Spring 2020
Don’t miss our vintage poster auction on 25 April
+ NEW book site launch + COVID-19 update
We hope you and your loved ones are well and keeping healthy.
In line with the health advice to help fight the coronavirus, our gallery at 404 King’s Road is temporarily closed until further notice, but we are still accepting and shipping orders made online (we provide worldwide delivery). Please visit AntikBar.co.uk to view our original vintage posters — including our 130+ latest additions.
We will fulfil all online orders and restoration services as soon as possible. As a small business, we thank you for your understanding during this uncertain time and appreciate your continued support.
Please contact us by email if you have any queries or would like any more information: info@antikbar.co.uk
Saturday 25 April: Original Vintage Posters Spring Sale
This auction will feature a wide variety of over 400 original vintage posters from around the world including travel, sport, advertising, war, propaganda and movie posters.
Our auction catalogue is due to be completed over the next few days but, in the meantime, you can view our current lots and register in advance to bid via:
LiveAuctioneers: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/165115_original-vintage-poster-spring-sale/
The Saleroom: https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/antikbar/catalogue-id-antikb10018
Invaluable: https://www.invaluable.com/catalog/pbrxy9iqrv
As with all our live online auctions over the last few years, the auction will start at 3pm (UK time), and our lots are listed with no reserve prices. There will be no preview before this auction due to the temporary closure of our gallery.
For more information, please visit www.antikbar.co.uk/antikbar-auctions/ or contact us by email.
Our popular ‘Lot of the Day’ features will be posted at the end of this page and on our website and social media (links given below) nearer the time, in the lead up to the auction.
NEW! 
We’re delighted announce the launch of our book website — www.AntikbarBooks.co.uk — created for our vast collection of antique and vintage theatre brochures, travel books, reference magazines, and other publications.
AntikBar Books focuses on book design and related ephemera from the 1920s and 1930s covering the major art movements including Bauhaus, Constructivism, Art Deco and Modernism. Many of the publications feature photography and artwork by notable artists and designers of the period.
This new website is currently a work in progress with over 1,200 active listings, and more items being added regularly. [Note: Please contact us for information on items marked at £999, which are due to be completed soon with prices and details.]
We invite you to follow @AntikBarBooks on Facebook to browse our photo albums featuring some of our recent additions and other highlighted selections.
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After Sale – Timed Auction:
Last chance to bid on the remaining 51 lots from our Spring Sale auction on 25 April. Click here to register and bid in this timed sale (ends Monday 11 May at 12pm UK time).
Timed Auction #LotOfTheDay
After Sale *ENDS TODAY* Monday 11 May at 12pm (UK time) — Final chance to bid on the 51 remaining auction lots in our timed sale: www.invaluable.com/catalog/zf2p135c95
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Lot of the Day
features in the lead up to our auction on 25 April:
In The News:
AntikBar auction featured by the Antiques Trade Gazette (issue 2438): This original poster for The Greatest Show on Earth – Barnum & Bailey’s Ringling Circus is estimated at £150-300 in the Antikbar auction on April 25.”
Coming up in our Original Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday 25 April: a collection of World War Two Burma Campaign posters
Coming up in our Original Vintage Poster Auction on Saturday 25 April: a collection of Air France travel posters by Roger Bezombes
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:
AntikBar – Original Vintage Posters
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
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& visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (propaganda, war, sport, travel, advertising and movie posters), available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery.
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).
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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& visit our website at www.AntikBar.co.uk to view all our original vintage posters from around the world (propaganda, war, sport, travel, advertising and movie posters), available online with worldwide delivery and at our gallery.
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).
Top Tips On Looking After Your Original Vintage Posters
We’re often asked about the best ways to look after, store and display posters. Here are our “Top Tips” in a nutshell:
Storage – Unlike many antique and vintage items, posters are relatively easy to store. Just bear in mind that the paper used for many old posters can be quite sensitive and fragile. It’s important to keep your posters away from humidity, heat, moisture, dust and light. We recommend storing them flat in drawers or on shelves, or rolled up in hard and sturdy tubes. Do not use tape or elastic bands directly on the poster when rolled or write on the posters (even on the reverse). Lie the tubes flat so the sides of the poster don’t get frayed or damaged by it moving around inside. Make sure you keep the posters off the floor level in a cool and dry place, away from any threat of flooding or dampness.
Framing – As with any artwork, avoid hanging your poster in direct sunlight. Even if you use UV resistant glass, the sun will fade the colours over time. Bathrooms and other damp areas should also be avoided as the moisture will ruin the paper. Make sure your framer doesn’t use tape, glue or any non-acid-free substances on or near your poster. Dry mounting should also be avoided (a process of gluing the poster to a mounting board using heat and pressure, which will undermine the value of your poster). The style and colour of the frame you choose is entirely aesthetic. We tend to opt for non-reflective acrylic rather than glass, which is lighter and less likely to break, with simple black frames to allow our posters to convey their messages without any distraction.
Tape – Never ever use tape. Even if you use tape on the reverse, it can still stain through to the front. Tape is also notoriously hard to remove without further damaging the paper.
Restoration – Linen backing and restoring your poster will improve its condition and strength, help prolong its life and ensure its value is maintained. Minor restoration will smooth out creases and folds and acid-free linen backing will ensure your poster is preserved and protected for the long-term. Badly damaged posters may need further restoration work to deal with staining, paper loss, holes, colour fading etc. Make sure you choose a reputable, professional poster restorer to avoid any further damage being made to your poster, which will then require further costly repair work. Bear in mind that many posters do not need to be linen backed or restored; for example, new posters or old posters that have been kept in as-new, mint condition.
Note: After many years of being a collector and having some of our posters linen backed and restored, we have teamed up with Poster Mountain in California. Poster Mountain prides itself on being the world’s premier original vintage poster and fine art conservation and restoration studio and, in turn, we are proud to offer their services to our clients. Please click here for more information (including a link to Poster Mountain’s YouTube video).
Tips on Packing Posters – Visit our YouTube channel for tips on how to best pack poster to ensure their safety in transport, and ease of opening on arrival.
Please contact us if you have any queries or would like any further information. Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage posters and, for more updates, follow us on:
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Applauding Art Deco: celebrating the style’s 90th anniversary
The latest issue of 1st Dibs’ Introspective Magazine features AntikBar in their celebration of 90 years of Art Deco style:
“Few design styles are as widely recognized and appreciated as Art Deco. The term alone conjures visions of the Roaring Twenties, Machine Age metropolises, vast ocean liners, sleek typography and Prohibition-era hedonism. The iconic movement made an indelible mark on all fields of design throughout the 1920s and ’30s, celebrating society’s growing industrialization with refined elegance and stunning craftsmanship.
In honor of its 90th anniversary this year, we celebrate Art Deco, outlining its history and enlisting several 1stdibs Deco specialists to discuss both this revolutionary and glamorous style and the era out of which it was born.”
Click here to read the full article with interviews and images, including their selection below of a few of our original vintage Art Deco posters:
Visit our website at www.antikbar.co.uk to browse all our original vintage posters. For more updates, follow us on:
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“Poster of the Day”: mid to end May 2012
AntikBar’s “Poster of the Day” tweets and pins have proven to be very popular with our Twitter and Pinterest followers [ @AntikBar ]. Here’s a review of the mid to end May posters, highlighting the stories behind these snapshots of time that make original vintage posters so special both for the individual buyer and serious collector:
Original vintage poster for Scandinavian Airlines System: Volez par SAS les Vikings Volants (Get away with the Flying Vikings), specially drawn for SAS by Otto Nielsen.
Like many posters, this 1950 SAS poster has been backed on linen. Cleaning, stretching and backing a poster on acid-free paper reinforced with linen will protect it from further damage caused by the elements, gently flattening any fold lines and providing strength to the paper ready for permanent display and framing (thinner paper was often used for printing as the posters were only meant for temporary display). This process, when done professionally, is fully reversible.
Original vintage advertising poster for Bovril. Printed in Britain in the 1930s, this series of posters resemble the public announcement/propaganda posters of the time.
A classic and impressively large James Bond poster for From Russia With Love, this one was designed by Grinnson for the later French release.
Original vintage propaganda poster from the USSR: “Long live our own undefeatable Red Army a strong guarantee of peaceful labour of the people of the USSR and a devoted defender of the achievements of the October Revolution”. Designed by S. Malt in 1937 and printed in Uzbekistan to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the October Revolution (1917-1937). Interestingly there is a mistake in the design of the hammer and sickle with the hammer pointing downwards instead of upwards.
Original vintage Russian circus poster advertising a tour of the Paris Circus in Moscow at the Moscow Circus on Tsvetnoi Boulevard from 1st January 1959, designed by N. Akimov. The print run is marked as 5,000.
The print run gives us a good indication of how lucky we are that some posters survived the test of time, considering they were created to be pasted on walls and discarded. Some posters were kept in pristine condition by the printer and some were probably rescued by someone who appreciated the artwork; however they survived, we can now enjoy them today – and some of the rarest posters by the most notable designers are likely to fetch remarkable prices at auction.
Original vintage advertising poster promoting Navy’s range of ales and stouts. If you recognise the style, that’s because it was designed by Gilroy, the famous designer of Guinness posters (and if you’re looking for a Guinness poster, AntikBar currently has “Opening Time is Guinness Time” listed – simply do a search for this, and any other posters of interest, at AntikBar.co.uk).
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