Original Vintage Travel Poster London Britain Palace Of Westminster Big Ben
By George Ayling
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for London Britain featuring artwork by George Ayling (1887-1960) depicting boats and barges on the River Thames with the Palace of Westminster in the ...
Paper
Unavailable
H 39.5 in W 25 in D 0.003 in
Original 1930s British Rail Poster for Travel to the Matlocks by Ayling
By George Ayling
Located in Los Gatos, CA
The poster by the English artist George Ayling features the white limestone face of High Tor rising above the River Derwent.
Paper
$1,050
H 39.8 in W 25.2 in D 0.1 in
LONDON FLY TWA Original Vintage Airline Travel Big Ben Poster Affiche MCM KLEIN
By David Klein
Located in Chicago, IL
LONDON - FLY TWA Authentic original vintage midcentury modern airline travel and tourism poster Artist: David Klein Condition: A/A- Dimensions: 25.2 x 39.8 in. / 64 x 101 cm. Circa: ...
Paper
$4,801
H 40.16 in W 50.01 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster London Town Pictorial Map Southern Railway Underground
By Kerry Lee
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Travel By Train map poster for London Town by the British artist, illustrator and poster designer Kerry Lee (1902-1988) featuring a detailed pictorial map of central...
Paper
$263
H 28.35 in W 38.98 in D 0.08 in
Parlament and Big Ben Wall Chart, Mid-Century Modern, Paper, 1960s
Located in Wolfurt, AT
Parlament and Big Ben London(D) Londres(F) Londra(I) London(GB) Londres(E) Londen (NL) London( DK) Photo: Lozi, Stuttgart - Druck: Herder Druck Freiburg im Breisgau Europa Et ...
Paper
$2,000
H 42.4 in W 27.8 in D 0.1 in
PAN AM FLY TO BRITAIN BY CLIPPER Original Vintage Airline Travel Tourism Poster
Located in Chicago, IL
FLY TO BRITAIN BY CLIPPER - PAN AMERICAN WORLD AIRWAYS - PAN AM Rare authentic original vintage airline travel and tourism poster Artist: Mark Von Arenburg Condition: B+ Dimensions: ...
Paper
$891
H 29.53 in W 19.69 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Ceremonial In Britain Royal Coldstream Guards Travel Art
By Albert Brenet
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster promoting Britain as a tourist destination - Ceremonial in Britain - published by the British Travel And Holidays Association featuring a colourful ill...
Paper
$10,287
H 39.38 in W 24.41 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Train Travel Poster London Trafalgar Square Claude Buckle
By Claude Buckle
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Trafalgar Square London See Britain by Rail British Railways - featuring a stunning view by the British landscape and marine artist Claude Buckle (19...
Paper
$1,646
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Great Britain BOAC Lord Mayor's Show St Paul's Cathedral
By Frank Wootton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Fly to Great Britain by BOAC - featuring the procession of the annual Lord Mayor's Show depicting the Lord Mayor of London's State Coach riding past ...
Paper
$1,028
H 29.93 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Great Britain Coldstream Guards UK Albert Brenet
By Albert Brenet
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Britain featuring a colourful image of The Coldstream Guards in full uniform marching towards the viewer in a ceremonial parade playing music on dr...
Paper
$1,989
H 39.77 in W 25.4 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage WWII London Transport Poster The Proud City Tower of London
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport poster for London: The Proud City - A new view of the Tower of London across Water Lane by the artist Walter E. Spradbery (1889-1969). Great image f...
Paper
$5,829
H 40.16 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage London Transport Poster Buckingham Palace London St James Park
By Edward McKnight Kauffer
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport poster designed by one of the most renowned poster artists of the 20th century Edward McKnight Kauffer (1890-1954) featuring a scenic view of Buckin...
Paper
$1,717
H 47.25 in W 25.2 in
Circa 1960 original poster by Lander - See Britain by train - London
Located in PARIS, FR
The circa 1960 original poster by Lander, titled "See Britain by train British Railways - Londres," encapsulates the spirit of exploration and adventure that defined post-war Britain...
Linen, Paper, Lithograph
$1,508
H 40.16 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Post War London Underground Transport Poster Piccadilly Circus
By Fred Taylor
Located in London, GB
Original vintage post-war London Underground Transport poster for London Piccadilly Circus featuring artwork by the notable British artist Fred Taylor (1875-1963) showing people walk...
Paper
$1,303
H 39.77 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Train Travel Poster Old World England Bredon British Railways
Located in London, GB
Original vintage British Railways travel poster - Old World England Travel in Comfort by Train - featuring scenic artwork by Ronald Lampitt (1906-1988) of the ancient village of Bred...
Paper
$1,303
H 39.77 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Come To Britain Windsor Castle London Cornwall
By Xenia
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the British Travel and Holidays Association to promote the various traditional historic and other tourist attractions for visi...
Paper
$1,303
H 33.47 in W 22.84 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Cruise Travel Poster London Ft. Royal Guard Tower Bridge Thames
By Ottomar Anton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cruise ship travel poster advertising Seven Day London travel on the M.S. Monte Pascoal in July, August and September from RM70-90 full board with the Hamburg Sud Ha...
Paper
$2,331
H 33.08 in W 23.63 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster London Cruise Ft. Royal Guard Tower Bridge Design
By Ottomar Anton
Located in London, GB
Original vintage cruise ship travel poster advertising Eight Day London Travel on the M.S. Monte Pascoal in July, August and September 1934 from RM60-110 full catering included durin...
Paper
$7,887
H 40.16 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City
By James Northfield
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Canberra Federal Capital & Garden City Australia featuring a stunning scenic view by James Northfield (1888-1973) with a couple in the foreground, ...
Paper
$8,916
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Sydney Loveliest Harbour Art Deco
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Australia The World's Loveliest Harbour Sydney featuring a stunning painting by Albert Collins (1883-1951) depicting an aerial view over the docks,...
Paper
$4,801
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Asia Travel Poster London Air Ceylon Airline Sri Lanka Sapphire
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster issued by Air Ceylon - Fly the Sapphire Service to London - featuring artwork by Mart Kempers (1924-1993) depicting a busy London city street scene wit...
Paper
$3,086
H 39.77 in W 25.2 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Travel Poster Australia Air India Plane Cricket Fishing Wine
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster issued by Air-India International for Australia featuring stunning colourful illustrations of a plane flying over people working in a coal mine with a ...
Paper
$1,234
H 39.38 in W 24.81 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage French Railway Travel Poster Paris Montmartre Utrillo SNCF
By Maurice Utrillo
Located in London, GB
Original vintage French railway travel poster for Paris Montmartre issued by SNCF Societe Nationale Des Chemins de Fer Francais featuring artwork by Maurice Utrillo (1883-1955) showi...
Paper
Add a welcome personal touch to your space and tie your distinctive interior scheme together by introducing antique and vintage posters to any and every room of your home.
In the late 19th century, following the advent of text-heavy posters printed from woodblocks for use in taverns and shop windows, hand-drawn poster art had become commonplace in regions such as France, England and the United States. Well-known illustrators were commissioned to produce decorative posters to advertise political campaigns, theatrical events, books, household goods and other items. Early poster artists used a printmaking technique called lithography, which sees drawings or paintings created on a stone (or metal) surface with an oil-based substance, such as a greasy crayon or tusche (an oily wash). The image is eventually affixed to the surface by means of a chemical reaction, and ink adheres to certain sections of the surface while non–image areas are made to repel the ink.
If you wanted a color lithograph in the early days, the number of stones prepared had to match the number of colors you commissioned for the poster. French painter Jules Chéret, widely known as the father of the modern poster, designed some of history's most popular lithographic posters that featured color. Today, Chéret’s art is highly collectible, along with original works by Czech painter and decorative artist Alphonse Mucha, whose posters advertising theatrical productions helped define Art Nouveau.
Over time, poster artists transitioned to more advanced techniques. Using silkscreens, woodblocks and photolithography, painters and illustrators printed larger quantities at a faster rate.
If you’ve finally tracked down that vintage movie poster, mid-century modern promotional travel poster or other work and you’re looking to find out if it is valuable, distinguishing between an original poster and a reproduction can be complicated. A professional appraiser can work with you on factors such as rarity, assessing the physical condition of your poster and authenticating your piece. For now, take care of your new acquisition because conserving posters is essential in helping them retain their value. A practical conservation method is to have the work mounted on archival, acid-free paper and thin artist’s canvas, then enclosing it in a sturdy frame. (And here is a primer on how to hang wall art, be it arranged gallery-style or otherwise.)
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