PAI's Rare Posters Auction #80, Feb. 23, earns $1.8 million; Mucha's Precious Stones brings $192,000

Poster Auctions International's (PAI) first sale of the year, on February 23rd, finished at $1.8 million in sales. Auction LXXX demonstrated fervent passion for posters of all eras and styles. Alphonse Mucha's Precious Stones was the top lot.
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Alphonse Mucha, Precious Stones, 1902 ($192,000).
Alphonse Mucha, Precious Stones, 1902 ($192,000).
NEW YORK - March 2, 2020 - PRLog -- New York, NY – March 1, 2020 — Poster Auctions International's (PAI) first sale of the year, on February 23rd, finished at $1.9 million in sales. Auction LXXX demonstrated fervent passion for posters of all eras and styles.

Jack Rennert, President of PAI, was thrilled with bidders' avid interest in a wide range of works. "Works by Alphonse Mucha and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec are always highly sought-after, as exhibited in this auction's record sales for designs by these artists," Mr. Rennert said. "But we were pleasantly surprised to see a similarly impassioned interest in lesser known works, including posters that we have never had at auction before."

Mucha's enduring esteem reached a fever pitch with his incredibly rare—and incredibly opulent—Precious Stones from 1902. The four decorative panels each personify a different gemstone, and this larger format version is exceedingly scarce: only three or four full sets are known to exist. Fervent bidding amounted to a final sale of $192,000 (all prices include sales premiums).

Precious Stones not only claimed the top sale at auction, but also set a new world record for sales of this work. The passion for Mucha continued with his iconic 1896 The Seasons; the four idyllic decorative panels were won for $45,600. Also, his celestial 1896 design for Sarah Bernhardt, La Dame aux Camelias was claimed for $31,200. Clearly, Mucha's appeal only grows with time.

The prestige of the Belle Epoque continued with Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec; the top sale from this Art Nouveau master was his joyous 1894 Confetti, which received $40,800. His incredibly rare 1893 Les Vieilles Histoires sparked interest from multiple parties, leading to a winning bid of $31,200, against an estimate of $14,000-$17,000.

For the father of the poster—Jules Chéret—sales were similarly ardent. His 1897 Folies-Bergère / Loïe Fuller has not been at auction since 2012, and collectors vied for the win. Estimated at $5,000-$6,000, the work earned a total of $16,800.

Poster Auctions International's next sale will be held in New York on June 14, 2020. Consignments are accepted until April 1, 2020. Poster Auctions International is located at 26 W. 17th Street, New York, NY  10011.

Tel: 212-787-4000 • email: info@posterauctions.com.

To learn more, please visit www.posterauctions.com.

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