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Posters For Sale
Style: Art Deco
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Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Colonial Poster-Dormoy-Algeria 1830 1930-Farmland, 1930 Original poster celebrating the centenary of the colonization of Algeria between 1830 and 1930. We see a Settler a...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Geo Dorival, Sud Vendée, Clisson, Atlantic Ocean, 1912
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Geo Dorival-Sud Vendée-Clisson-Atlantic Ocean, 1912 Original vintage poster representing the old town of Clisson (Loire-Atlantique). The stone bridge at the ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Impermeabili Moretti-Fashion-Milano, c.1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Impermeabili Moretti-Fashion-Milano, c.1920 This italian poster depict a smartly dressed man wearing a raincoat, a hat and smoking a cigarette. He s...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Lemonnier-Armagnac Chateau De Larressle-Liqueur, 1938
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original vintage poster-Lemonnier-Armagnac Chateau De Larressle-Liqueur, 1938 Additional details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Red, Black, Brown ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Andre Galland-Artistic Gymnastics-Athlete, 1928 Poster for the 28th Federal Festival of the Federation of Gymnasti...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-Cassandre-Colomba-Motta-Italian-Easter-Cake, 1936
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Cassandre-Colomba-Motta-Italian-Easter-Cake, 1936 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Black Features: Signed Subjec...
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20th Century Italian Art Deco Posters

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Art Nouveau Advertising Poster for the ball JARIN DE PARIS at the Champs Élysées
Located in Ulm, DE
Advertising poster JARDIN DE PARIS, framed Dimensions: Width: 95 cm Height: 131 cm.
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Early 20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

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Paper

S W, Original Poster Travel Poster, Vendée Venise Verte, Georges Clemenceau 1931
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Travel Poster for the Vendée and the Venise Verte dating from 1931 and signe S. W. (that we have unfortunately been unable to identify further). This travel poster ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Paper

Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Newspaper Poster, Le Cri de Paris, 1901
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Le Cri de Paris Newspaper by Leonetto Cappiello dating from 1901. Harlequin visits Paris, Place de la Concorde, Hotel de la Marine and Hotel Crillon...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Eugene Ogé-Javel Lacroix Javel-Lessive, 1914
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Eugene Ogé-Javel Lacroix Javel-Lessive, 1914 This poster promotes the Javel la Croix, this poster highlights a contest allowing to win 10,000 Francs thanks...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

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AM Cassandre, Original Travel Poster, Blue Bird Pullman Train, Wagons Lits, 1929
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Cassandre-Blue Bird-Pullman Train Wagons-Beds, 1929 This poster was produced for the service's inaugural year in 1929. Cassandre blends the taut geometries of indu...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Roger Valerio, Original Vintage Golf Poster, Saint Nectaire Casino and Spa, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-R. by Valerio-Saint Nectaire-Casino-Golf, c.1930 PLM poster to promote tourism in Saint-Nectaire. Located in Auvergne, Saint-Nectai...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Nouveau Poster, Cheret, Grevin Wax Museum Paris, Exhibition, c.1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900 Poster for the Javanese Exhibition at the Musée Grévin. Additional Details: Mate...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Lee Kerry-chester-angleterre-pays De Galles, 1953
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Lee Kerry-Chester-Angleterre-Pays De Galles, 1953 Poster for the ancient Roman walled city of Chester located near Wales on the River Dee showing the historical and medieval buildings within the wall boundary, including Chester cathedral and the towers and gates of the wall, a horse racing on Chester Racecourse (the oldest racecourse in England), a Roman Centurion, a Civil War soldier firing a canon, a fisherman and small town on the other side of the river linked by bridges, monks farming, the English flag...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Toussaint-7th Commercial Fair-Brussels-Belgium, 1926
By Ferdinand Toussaint
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Toussaint-7th Commercial Fair-Brussels-Belgium, 1926 Poster for the 7th Brussels Trade Fair from April 7 to 21, 1926. The Grande Place...
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20th Century Belgian Art Deco Posters

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Original Poster-De La Nezière-Le Puy en Velay-Compostelle-Auvergne, 1925
By Joseph de La Nézière
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-Nezière-Le Puy en Velay-Compostelle-Auvergne, 1925 On the poster, we can see the St Michel d'Aiguilhe Chapel, the Notre Dame de France statue and the Cathedral - Notre-Dame-de-l'Annonciation Basilica. Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Color: Multi-Color Features: Signed Style: Art Deco Unit of Sale: Single-Piece Work Subject: Tourism Original/Licensed Reprint: Original Size: Medium (up to 36in.) Size: 30.3 x 42.1 in / 77 x 107 cm Printer : Imp. Blondel La Rougery...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Leonetto Cappiello, Poster Study Maquette, Studebaker, Automobile, Car, 1926
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Work of Art, Painting in Gouache, Pencil and Ink on Paper, "Maquette" or Study for a Poster for Studebaker Cars, by Leonetto Cappiello circa 19...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Paper, Paint

Original Antique Poster Pneu Beeston Tyres King Of The Road Tire Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original antique advertising poster for Beeston tyres The King of the Road / Pneu Beeston le Roi de la Route featuring artwork by Alfred Choubrac (1853-1902) showing a lady in fashio...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Echo De Paris, Newspaper Press, Third Republic, 1895
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-L' Echo De Paris-Journal-3Rd République, c.1895 Additional Details: Materials and Techniques: Colour lithograph on paper Features: Signed Subject: Newspaper Origina...
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19th Century French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Rouffé-Colin Candle-Car-Motor, 1930
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Rouffé-Colin Candle-Car-Motor, 1930 Advertising for the Colin candle, motor car candle, sold in Paris Office Industriel, 104 bis Bd Voltaire, Paris. Add...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Leonetto Cappiello, Original Vintage Poster for Vodka Relsky from 1911, Cossack
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster for Vodka Relsy by Leonetto Cappiello dating from 1911. Leonetto Cappiello (1875 - 1942), the artist, was born in Livorno, Italy, and spent most of his adult life in Paris where he became one of the most prolific poster artists of all time (he created more than 500 different poster designs for many of the most famous brands of the period). This poster depicts an eccentric red haired and bearded Russian Cossack wearing a Chapka who symbolizes a Russian bon vivant who loves Caviar and Vodka...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-The Exquisite Anise Fleurette Liqueur, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-The Exquisite Anise Fleurette Liqueur, 1925 Poster of the "La St Quentinoise" distillery in St Quentin. This poster promotes the Fleurette Anise Liqueur ...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Charles Loupot, Original Art Deco Car Poster, Stop-Fire, Automobile, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Charles Loupot-Stop-Fire-Automobile-Car, 1925 Here, in the first of the two posters for Stop Fire, he uses the image of a pretty woman, beautifully dresse...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Shell Oil and Gas, Petrol, Car, Road, Greyhound, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Shell-Oil and Gas-Automotive-Greyhound, c.1925 Advertising poster to promote the use of Shell Motor Oils and Gas for automobiles. ...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster, Durst, Waterman's Ideal Pen, African, 1920
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Waterman's Ideal-Fea Pen-African, 1920 We're on the poster, an African carry a fountain pen we shoulder. In his right hand, a broken inkwell with a goose f...
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20th Century Swiss Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Ink and Pen Poster, Inchiostri G. Diletti, Italy, Quill, 1900
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Inchiostri G. Diletti-Brisighella-Ink-Italia, c.1900 We see a woman writing a letter with a pen-holder and ink. At the bottom o...
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19th Century Italian Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Richard Ranft, Original Vintage Poster, Salon des Cent, Exhibition, Mouse, 1894
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Richard Ranft-Salon des Cent-The Feather-Mouse, 1894 Poster for the 6th edition of the Salon des Cent in November 1894. A woma...
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1890s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Roger Soubie, Original Vintage Travel Poster, Le Haut Barr Vosges, Railway, 1925
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Roger Subie-Le Haut Barr-Vosges-Railway, c.1925 Poster of the Railways of Alsace and Lorraine to promote tourism in the Haut-Barr, around Saverne (Bas-Rhin)....
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Bernard Lancy, Original Vintage Movie Poster, Smiling Shoe Shine Black Lion 1940
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Artist: Bernard Lancy (1892 - 1964) Lancy started working as a poster artist, mainly for cinema. He worked from the 1920's until the late 1950's. In 1945 he was named Honorary President of the Syndicat des Affichistes de Cinéma - The Society of Cinema / Movie Poster Artists. He is particularly known for his poster for La Grande Illusion by Jean Renoir (1937) which he produced for the film's release in 1946. This highly symbolic poster represents a statuesque German soldier of the First World War and a white dove, caught and wounded in barbed wire. He is also the artist for a number of early Walt Disney posters...
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20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Framed French Art Deco Panel showing a Scene with Elephants in a Jungle Pattern
Located in Ulm, DE
Jungle scene with elephants, framed Dimensions: Width: 108 cm Height: 74 cm
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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Wood

Franz Griessler, Original Art Deco Poster, Farberei, Dry cleaner, Vienna 1920's
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster Färberei - Wien - Ûbernimmt Hauswäsche from the 1920's by Franz Anton Griessler. Franz Anton Griessler is an Austrian painter and graphic art artist, born in 1897 in Vienna (Austria) who died in 1974 in Honolulu (Hawaii). He studied painting in Vienna and designed his first posters after World War I. He opened a design studio in partnership with Gewista, a large outdoor advertising agency, for whom he produced a number of successful campaigns. This is a wonderful whimsical...
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20th Century Austrian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster-Veino Pilon-Slovenian Art and Painting-Prague, 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Vintage Poster-Chéret-Grévin Wax Museum Paris-Exposition, c.1900 Poster for the Javanese Exhibition at the Musée Grévin. Additional Details: Mate...
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20th Century Slovenian Art Deco Posters

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Original Art Deco Poster-Burnoud-Agricole International Fair of Lyon, 1927
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Art Deco Poster-Burnoud-Agricole International Fair of Lyon, 1927 This poster promotes the fair that took place from March 12th to 20th, 1927. It took place every year Cours de Verdun and hosted the "Agricultural Machinery Week" and became one of the most important in Europe. One could buy all the necessary apparatus for farming, storge, gardening, work in the fields and the farm in general (mechanical kneaders, cream separators...
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20th Century Art Deco Posters

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Metlicovitz, Original Poster, Flouvella, Sauze Perfume Paris, Naked Woman, 1910
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Original Poster-L. Metlicovitz-Flouvella Parfum-Sauzé Frères-Luxe, 1910 The Flouvella perfume poster represents a woman dressed with a light veil that ...
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20th Century French Art Nouveau Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Advertising Monaco Aquarium Art Deco Ocean Museum
By Jean Luc
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for advertising the Monaco Aquarium featuring a great design depicting fish swimming with weeds and corals on the sandy ...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Jugoslavia Putnik Beograd Tourism Yugoslavia Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster for Putnik Jugoslavia / Yugoslavia featuring a stunning view of the historic buildings over the blue sea with hills in the distance and plants in the f...
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1930s Macedonian Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Travel Poster Nice PLM Railway Paris Lyon Mediterranee
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco travel poster issued by the PLM Paris Lyon Mediterranee railway for Nice featuring stunning artwork depicting an elegant lady relaxing on a balcony with a v...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Advertising Poster J'Achete Tous Les Produits Freddy Products
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - I buy all Freddy products The best the cheapest / J'Achete tous les produits Freddy. Les meilleurs, les moins chers -...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Road Safety Propaganda Poster Obey The Traffic Art Deco Spain
Located in London, GB
Original vintage road safety propaganda poster - Obey the traffic officer He watches over your life / Obeeix l'agent de trafic Ell vetlla per la teva vida. Great Art Deco design depicting a traffic policeman in uniform holding out one arm as a man in a suit and cap crosses the road showing a white arrow on the ground and a tram and classic Rolls Royce car...
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1930s Spanish Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster Loterie Nationale 1000 Francs National Lottery France
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for the French National Lottery - Loterie Nationale - featuring a fun design depicting a smiling man in a suit ju...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Dubrovnik Jugoslavia Gem Of The Adriatic Coast
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for Dubrovnik The Gem of the Jugoslav Adriatic featuring a stunning scenic view of the historic city on the clear blue sea with palm trees in the foreground and hills in the distance. Artwork by Hans Wagula (1894-1964). Dubrovnik is an ancient walled...
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1930s Croatian Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Big Old Thonet Furniture Poster, 1920s
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1926 - Original poster - Beautiful decoration - for the conditions see the photos jr.  
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1920s Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Glass, Paper

Phares Ducellier Large Original Poster by P. Chappelier, Paris France, 1900
Located in Chicago, IL
Philippe Chappelier was a very talented caricaturist, with a great sense of humor and designed a handful of truly exceptional posters. In this Art Nouveau turn-of-the-century poster,...
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Early 1900s French Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Sem, Monumental Art Deco Oil on Canvas, Champagne Heidsieck Dry Monopole, 1927
By SEM
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Monumental oil on canvas by caricaturist Georges Goursat, also known as SEM. Georges Goursat - 23 November 1863 - 26 November 1934 - was a French caricaturist and portraitist famous during the Belle Époque and Art Deco periods. This painting greeted visitors to the cellars...
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1920s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Rare Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Russian Avant Garde Soviet Propaganda poster by Miaziakin from the highly influential Economicheskaya Zhizn, Economic Life- the off...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster Merton Of The Movies Tyrone Guthrie Theatre Comedy Play
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster for Merton of the Movies George S. Kaufman Marc Connelly Minnesota Theatre Company Tyrone Guthrie Theatre featuring a stun...
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1960s American Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Edward Penfield Harper's April 1896 Stone Lithograph Poster
By Edward Penfield
Located in Sharon, CT
Edward Penfield (1866-1925) Stone Lithograph Art Nouveau Poster of The Harper's April 1896 Edition. Depicting, in characteristic beautiful color and line, a stylish couple in coats and hats. Size of image: 17 1/2" x 12 7/8". Size of paper: 17 1/2" x 12 7/8". Signed in the stone image. Condition: damages to surface due to having been folded, as tiny tear...
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1890s American Art Nouveau Antique Posters

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Russian Avant Garde Constructivist Soviet Propaganda Poster by Miaziakin, 1923
Located in New York, NY
A fine and rare Russian Avant Garde Soviet Propaganda poster by Miaziakin from the highly influential Economicheskaya Zhizn, Economic Life- the off...
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Early 20th Century Russian Art Deco Posters

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Original Vintage Poster Trilysin Hair Tonic Cosmetic Beauty Oil Advertising Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage advertising poster - Day after day Trilysin The biological hair tonic that helps! The dandruff disappears The hair loss stops The hair grows again. Scientific hair c...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Posters

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XXL Old Art Deco Tatra Furniture Poster, 1920s / Czechoslovakia
Located in Praha, CZ
- 1939 - Original poster - Beautiful decoration - for the conditions see the photos jt.  
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1930s Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Deauville National French Railways
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster published by the Chemins de Fer de l'Etat / National French Railways to promote tourism to the holiday seasid...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Music Concert Poster Rolling Stones European Tour Pasche Art
Located in London, GB
Original vintage music concert poster promoting the English rock band The Rolling Stones European Tour 1970 featuring a stunning Art Deco...
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1970s Danish Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Travel Poster Golf Y Playa Miramar Beach Resort Argentina Sport
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel poster - Golf and Beach Miramar / Golf y Playa Miramar - featuring a stunning Art Deco design depicting a golf player holding a golf club and looking over the...
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1930s Argentine Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Art Deco Travel Poster Summer In Germany Sailing Verao Alemanha
Located in London, GB
Original vintage Art Deco travel poster - O Verao Na Alemanha / The Summer in Germany - featuring stunning artwork by the notable German poster artist Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) of a fashionable lady in a summer dress holding a red sun umbrella...
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1920s German Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Men's Fashion Poster Un Homme Epsom Man Style Horse Race Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage men's fashion advertising poster - The clothing that classifies an Epsom man / Le vetement qui classe un homme Epsom - featuring a great Art Deco design depicting a smiling gentleman in a smart suit and green tie, holding up his hat with his gloved hand in front of an image of a stylised...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster For Cote Basque Coast SNCF French Railway Travel Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage SNCF railway travel poster for the Basque Coast - Cote Basque Societe Nationale des Chemins de Fer Francais - featuring a great Art Deco d...
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1930s French Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage London Underground Poster Home Music Sport Squash Boxing Hockey
Located in London, GB
Original vintage London Transport poster featuring a programme of events from 3 to 9 April - This Week in London Ideal Home Exhibition Olympia Concerts Squash Rackets Boxing Ice Hockey - with the text in the centre and details including the London Underground stations and days and times of a symphony orchestra, piano and violin recital, non-stop concert and music competition festival as well as squash championships and amateur association boxing at the Royal Albert Hall South Kensington, and USA v Canada ice hockey test match at the ice-drome in Hammersmith, with the London Underground roundel logo in the corner and stunning Art Deco images on the side border and below depicting theatre masks with a ballet dancer under stage lights, horse racing and motorcycle racing with a greyhound dog race and spectators, a lady diving and rowers on the River Thames in a boat race, tennis players on a court with a cricket bat, ball and stumps, and people enjoying an art gallery with paintings, sculptures and flowers outside. The British commercial artist and poster designer Cecil Walter Bacon...
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1930s British Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Original Vintage Poster Der Mittag Uberall Newspaper Electricity Aviation Design
Located in London, GB
Original vintage newspaper advertising poster for Der Mittag Uberall featuring an Art Deco design depicting the figure of a man against a blue shaded sky background with crossed elec...
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1930s German Art Deco Vintage Posters

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Antique and Vintage Posters

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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