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Swann Galleries: Vintage Posters

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Auction Name Vintage Posters Total Sales (USD) 489,846.00
Auction Date August 07, 2025 - August 07, 2025 Low Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 386,350.00
Sale Number #2711 High Estimate of Lots Sold (USD) 562,450.00
Total Lots 311
Sold Lots 241.0 Low Estimate of All Lots (USD) 494,850.00
% of Lots Sold 77.49% High Estimate of All Lots (USD) 722,450.00
Unsold Lots 70 Total Sales as a % of High Est. 67.80%

Top twenty-five by sale price

Lot Number Author Name Book Title Year Published Estimate Actual Price
33 Harry Ryle Hopps

Destroy This Mad Brute / Enlist. Circa 1917.

Circa 1917. USD 12,000.00 - 18,000.00 USD 23,750.00
52 Designer Unknown

Dear God, Keep Them Safe! / Buy War Bonds and Stamps. 1942.

1942 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 18,750.00
130 Alphonse Mucha

Monaco * Monte - Carlo. 1897.

1897 USD 15,000.00 - 20,000.00 USD 17,500.00
136 Alphonse Mucha

[Les Muses, Study for a Mural]. Gouache & watercolor on paper. Circa 1900.

Circa 1900. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 13,750.00
17 Fred Spear

Enlist. 1915.

1915 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 11,875.00
9 Designer Unknown

The Jews the World Over Love Liberty. Circa 1917.

Circa 1917. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 10,625.00
129 Alphonse Mucha

[Byzantine Head / Blonde]. 1897.

1897 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 10,625.00
110 Jules Cheret

[Les Arts]. Four decorative panels. 1891.

1891 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 9,375.00
28 James Montgomery Flagg

I Want You for U.S. Army. 1917.

1917 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 9,100.00
61 Designer Unknown

Keep Calm and Carry On. 1939.

1939 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 8,125.00
125 Alphonse Mucha

Salon des Cent. 1896.

1896 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,500.00
8 Designer Unknown

[The Jews the World Over]. Circa 1917.

Circa 1917. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 7,250.00
127 Alphonse Mucha

Ilsee / Princesse de Tripoli. Bound volume. 1897.

1897 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 7,250.00
142 Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen

Lait Pur Sterilise. 1894.

1894 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,250.00
143 Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen

Compagnie Francaise des Chocolats et des Thes. 1895.

1895 USD 8,000.00 - 12,000.00 USD 7,250.00
138 Alphonse Mucha

Krajinska Vystava v Ivancicich. 1912.

1912 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 6,750.00
144 Theophile-Alexandre Steinlen

Chat Noir. 1896.

1896 USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 6,500.00
64 Designer Unknown

Let Us Go Forward Together. 1940.

1940 USD 2,000.00 - 3,000.00 USD 6,250.00
241 Carmine Infantino (d'apres) & Murphy Anderson

Be My Guest at America's Greatest - Palisades Amusement Park. 1968.

1968 USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 6,250.00
123 (O'Galop) Marius Rossillon (d'apres)

"A Votre Sante" / Le Pneu Michelin. Circa 1898.

Circa 1898. USD 6,000.00 - 9,000.00 USD 5,750.00
132 Alphonse Mucha

Job. 1898.

1898 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,720.00
117 Adolphe Crespin

Paul Hankar / Architecte. 1894.

1894 USD 5,000.00 - 7,500.00 USD 5,250.00
151 Paul Frenzeny (d'apres)

The Scout / Buffalo Bill / Farewell For Ever to Europe - The Truth. Circa 1902.

Circa 1902. USD 7,000.00 - 10,000.00 USD 4,940.00
50 Karl Koehler & Victor Ancona

This is the Enemy. 1942.

1942 USD 2,500.00 - 3,500.00 USD 4,750.00
96 Josef Maria Olbrich

Kolner Ausstellung. 1907.

1907 USD 3,000.00 - 4,000.00 USD 4,500.00
  • Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T). The Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: DALVIMART, Octavien ou d’ALVIMAR(T)]. CLARK. The Military Costume of Turkey
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: HOMMAIRE DE HELL, Ignace-Xavier. LAURENS, Jules. Voyage en Turquie et en Perse
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: POSTEL, Guillaume. De la République des Turc
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PREZIOSI, Amadeo. Stamboul. Souvenir d’Orient.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES. EMPIRE OTTOMAN.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES, Achille Constant T. Emile. L'Art Arabe
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: PRISSE D'AVENNES. Histoire de l'art Egyptie
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: BESANCENOT, Jean. Costumes et types du Maroc.
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: COSTUMES OTTOMANS. Suite de figures ottomanes à l’aquarelle
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: LES MILLE ET UNE NUIT, contes arabes
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: SCHLEGEL, Hermann et A. H. VERSTER van WULVERHORST. Traité de Fauconnerie - Planches
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11: THEVENOT, Melchisédec. Relation de divers voyages curieux
    Gros & Delettrez, Feb. 11:
  • Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 11. Blaeu's Superb World Map on a Polar Projection (1695) Est. $5,500 - $7,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 36. Schedel's Ancient World Map with Humanoid Creatures (1493) Est. $14,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 49. One of the First Lunar Globes to Show the Far Side of the Moon (1963) Est. $1,000 - $1,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 5. The First World Map with Lavish Allegorical Vignettes of the Continents (1594) Est. $15,000 - $17,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 55. Anti-British Propaganda Map with Churchill as an Octopus (1942) Est. $2,000 - $2,300
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 197. One of the Most Influential Maps of Westward Expansion (1846) Est. $9,500 - $12,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 10. Scarce Pitt Edition of Carte-a-Figures Map of the World (1680) Est. $9,500 - $11,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 220. A Fine, Early Rendering of San Francisco (1874) Est. $2,200 - $2,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 707. Hand-Colored Image of the Presentation of Jesus with Gilt Highlights (1450) Est. $1,600 - $1,900
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 80. One of the Most Important Maps Perpetuating the Myth of the Island of California (1680) Est. $3,250 - $4,000
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 725. Homann's Atlas Featuring 26 Folio-Sized Maps in Original Color (1715) Est. $4,500 - $5,500
    Old World Auctions (Feb 11):
    Lot 169. One of the Earliest Maps to Show Philadelphia (1695) Est. $4,750 - $6,000