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Prints — Posters - Art - Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.

$8,050
1934 poster 'World's Greatest Air Race, for MacRobertson Trophy.…
$6,325
c1935 Australian National Travel Association poster No.…
$5,750
1920s travel poster, 'New Zealand, The Sportsman's Paradise', ar…
$5,462
c1959 travel poster, 'Great Barrier Reef, Queensland' depicting …








Auction House: Charles Leski Auctions Pty. Ltd.
Number of lots recorded: 359
Lots with images: 359
Prices available: 359
Category: Prints - Posters



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Lot Description Price Image
*** 1934 poster 'World's Greatest Air Race, for MacRobertson Trophy. England to Australia. Victorian & Melbourne Centenary 1934-35', artwork by Percy Trompf, published by Australian National Travel Association, lithographed in colours, window mounted, framed and glazed, overall 63 x 101 cm. Condition B- ***
*** c1935 Australian National Travel Association poster No.6, 'Australia, Great Barrier Coral Reef', with artwork by James Northfield showing game fishing, colour process lithograph, printed by Northfield Studios and J.E.Hackett, Melbourne, linen-backed, size 64 x 100 cm. Condition B. {Iluustrated on page 52 of 'James Northfield and the Art of Selling Australia'}. ***
*** 1920s travel poster, 'New Zealand, The Sportsman's Paradise', artwork by Harry Rountree (1878-1951), issued by The New Zealand Government Publicity Office, printed by Coulls, Somerville Wilkie Ltd, Dunedin, lithographed in colours, linen-backed, size 66 x 93 cm. Condition A. ***
*** c1959 travel poster, 'Great Barrier Reef, Queensland' depicting Longspined Butterfly-fish & Heron Island Volute, artwork by Eileen Mayo, published by Queensland Government Tourist Bureau, printed by McLaren & Co., Melbourne, lithographed in colours, linen-backed, 64 x 100 cm Condition A ***
*** c1950s Australian National Travel Association poster, 'Australia' depicting kangaroo with joey, artwork by Eileen Mayo, printed by McLaren & Co., Melbourne, lithographed in colours, linen-backed, 64 x 100 cm Condition A ***
*** 1939 travel poster 'Qantas Empire Airways/An Imperial Flying-Boat, Speed with Spacious Comfort, Smoking Room, Promenade deck, 4 Engines/Imperial Airways', printed in England by Ben Johnson & Co Ltd, York, and Published in England by Imperial Airways, offset lithograph in colours, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 117 x 83 cm ***
*** c1947 travel poster 'Qantas presents the Super Constellation', colour lithograph, linen-backed, size 61 x 90 cm ***
*** c1949 advertising poster ‘Fly Taa - the friendly way’, showing an air hostess, lithographed in colours, printed by Victory Publicity, linen-backed, size 59 x 97 cm. Condition A. One of Australia's iconic airline posters ***
*** c1950s Australian National Publicity Association poster, 'Discover Australia, Fly Qantas', artwork by James Northfield, depicting Captain Cook, printed by F.W.Niven, Melbourne, colour lithograph, linen-backed, overall 70 x 108 cm. Condition B. {Note - a similar poster, without 'Fly Qantas', is in the National Library of Australia} ***
*** 1934 Australian National Travel Association poster, 'Corroboree/ Australia', artwork by Gert Sellheim, colour process lithograph, printed by F.W.Niven Pty Ltd, mounted on board, ex The Cleveland Museum of Art, 63 x 101 cm. Condition B+. [Sellheim (1901-1970) was a German artist who migrated to Australia in 1926. A selection of his work was exhibited in the Exhibition of Aboriginal Art and its Application organised by the Australian Museum, Sydney in 1941.… ***
*** c1936 Australian National Travel Association poster No.2, 'Australia, for Sunshine & Romance', artwork by James Northfield, produced by Northfield Studios, Melbourne, colour lithograph, linen-backed, 125 x 100 cm. Condition B+ ***
*** c1930s travel poster 'Java, Wonderland of Colour. Travel By K.P.M. Line', artwork by H.M.Burton, printed by John Sands, Sydney, colour and process lithograph, linen-backed, 65 x 100 cm. Condition A-. ***
*** 1930s Fms Railways travel poster 'Visit Malaya', published by the Federated Malay States Railways, printed by Lithographers Ltd, Singapore, colour lithograph, linen-backed, 64 x 102 cm. Condition B+. ***
*** c1930 Victorian Railways poster No.129, 'Every Day - A Holiday, At Gippsland Lakes', artwork by Gert Sellheim (1901-70), colour process lithograph, printed by F.W.Niven Pty Ltd, mounted on board, ex The Cleveland Museum of Art, 63 x 101 cm. Condition B+. ***
*** Circa 1938 Qantas travel poster 'A New Air Map From The Australian Viewpoint, Great Circle Courses to the Four Quarters of the Earth. Qantas Empire Airways', artwork by Rhys Williams, map plotted by W.H.Maze, window mounted, framed & glazed, overall 60 x 95 cm. Condition B- (some restoration & repainting). A particularly rare image; not present in the Nga, Powerhouse, National Library or Qantas Heritage collections. ***
*** 1947 Victorian Railways poster No.226, 'Apollo Bay, Victoria, Australia. Take a Kodak', artwork by James Northfield (1888-1973), printed by Queen City Printers, Melbourne, colour process lithograph, linen-backed, size 64 x 101 cm. Condition A-. {Illustrated in 'James Nortfield - The Art of Selling Australia'}. ***

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