PAI's Rare Posters Auction Nov. 15 totals $1.3 million; rarities and unique works spark avid bidding

NEW YORK - Nov. 24, 2020 - PRLog -- Poster Auctions International's (PAI) third sale of the year, on November 15^th, finished at $1.3 million in sales. Auction LXXXII proved an ongoing passion for posters, as rarities and unique works sparked avid bidding.

Across the span of the auction, numerous works garnered unexpectedly high winning bids. Howard Chandler Christy's first design, Remember the Maine, from 1898, exceeded its estimate of $1,000-$1,200 by bringing in $4,800 (all results include the buyer's premium). Fred Spear's harrowing Enlist from circa 1917 achieved a win of $9,600 against an estimate of $3,000-$3,500. Similar excitement was evident for James Montgomery Flagg's World War I designs: his iconic 1917 I Want You for U.S. Army was won for $9,000 (est. $7,000-$9,000), and the powerful 1917 Wake Up, America! was claimed for $7,800 (est. $5,000-$6,000).

Several designs for transit achieved impressive results. Edward Penfield's circa 1895 Orient Cycles received a winning bid of $7,200 (est. $7,000-$9,000) and William H. Bradley's luscious 1896 Victor Bicycles / Overman Wheel Co. totaled $21,600 (est. $20,000-$25,000). Pal's 1899 Exposition du Cycle was won for $7,800 (est. $4,000-$5,000) and H. Gray's 1899 Cycles Sirius was secured for $7,200 (est. $4,000-$5,000). Ernest Montaut's circa 1909 automobile design Bayard received a win of $4,560 (est. $2,500-$3,000), Aldo Mazza's 1910 Milano Circuito Aereo Internazionale soared to $10,800 (est. $10,000-$12,000), and an anonymous design from circa 1970, Pan Am / New York topped out at $4,800 (est. $1,200-$1,500).

Overall, works by Leonetto Cappiello did very well at auction, proving that the master is still legendary today. Of the 39 available lots, 77 percent were sold. Classics like his 1927 Cognac Monnet inspired ardor; that design secured a winning bid of $4,560 (est. $3,000-$4,000). His lovely 1929 La Menthe-Pastille fetched $10,800 (est. $10,000-$12,000). A rarer circa 1910 variant of his famous Cinzano, the Cinzano Vermouth was won for $11,400 (est. $6,000-$8,000). And a one-of-a-kind gouache and crayon drawing exceeded expectations: the ebullient Le Printemps : Maquette, from 1919, reached $16,800 (est. $10,000-$12,000).

Poster Auctions International's next sale will be held in New York on February 28, 2021. Consignments are accepted until December 15, 2020. Poster Auctions International is located at 26 W. 17th Street, New York, NY  10011.

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