1 Percy Trompf (Australian,
1902-1964)
The Landing Of Captain Cook At Botany Bay 1770. Australia, c1930.
Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, Australian National
Travel Association logo in lower margin, 47.8 x 62.9cm. Replaced
and repainted portions to image and margins including text, slight
foxing and repaired creases overall. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Posters Ltd. Sydney. Australian National Travel
Association, 435A Collins Street, Melbourne, Australia."
$2,400
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2 J. Miller Marshall (act. 1930s)
Phillip Island, Victoria, Australia, c1930s. Colour lithograph,
signed and Victorian Railways Australia logo in image lower right
and left, 101 x 63.7cm. Repainted missing portions to edges of
image and margins, minor foxing, repaired slight tears to edges.
Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Shooting, Camping, Surfing, Fishing, Tennis,
Golf. Take a Kodak. Poster No. 223. F.W. Niven Pty Ltd."
Held in National Library of Australia collection.
$4,400
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3 James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973)
Australia [Couple Horseback Riding In Mountainous Countryside],
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower left, 84.5 x
60.9cm. Repainted upper border, trimmed lower border, repaired
tears, creases and slight missing portions to edges of image.
Linen-backed.
Normally
issued with Australian National Travel Association logo and text
"Particulars at travel and shipping agencies" in lower
border, which is missing in this poster. Illustrated in Hetherington,
James Northfield and the Art of Selling Australia, 2006, p11.
$4,400
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4 James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973)
Geelong, Victoria, Australia. The City With A Holiday Charm,
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed and logos for Geelong Publicity
Council and Victorian Railways Australia in image lower left
to right, 101.3 x 63.4cm. Repaired tears, creases and missing
portions to edges of image. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Poster No. 145. Produced by Northfield Studios
Pty Ltd & F.W. Niven Pty Ltd." Variant image, produced
for centenary celebrations in 1938, is illustrated in Hetherington,
James Northfield and the Art of Selling Australia, 2006, p40.
$4,900
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5 Walter Jardine (Australian, 1884-1970)
Orient Line Tropic Cruises. Papua, Fiji, Rabaul, Noumea, c1930s.
Colour lithograph, signed in image upper right, 98.2 x 60.3cm.
Repaired tears, slight missing portions and old folds. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited, Incorporated
in England. H & G Pty Ltd."
$2,600
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6 Walter Jardine (Australian, 1884-1970)
Orient Line Tropic Cruises. Fiji, Rabaul, Noumea, Papua, c1930s.
Colour lithograph, signed in image centre right, 97.6 x 60cm.
Repaired tears, creases and minor paper loss to edges and upper
portion of image. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Orient Steam Navigation Company Limited, Incorporated
in England. H & G Pty Ltd."
$2,600
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7 Gino Boccasile (Italian, 1901-1952)
Australia. Lloyd Triestino, c1930s. Colour process lithograph,
signed in image lower left, 95.5.x 63cm. Minor stains and repaired
slight tears to right edge of image and margins. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Stampato in Italia. Printed in Italy. Imprimé
en Italie. Pizzi & Pizio - Milano-Roma."
Pictured in the background is Italian shipping company Lloyd
Trestino's MS Romolo, which was sunk in Australian waters by
HMAS Manoora on 12 June 1940, after Italy declared loyalty to
Germany. Also, her sister ship, Remo, was impounded in Australia.
Ironically, Lloyd Triestino transported over 200,000 migrants
to Australia after WWII.
$3,600
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8 Walter Jardine (Aus.,1884-1970)
Ceylon Holiday Season. Special Low Return Fares. Orient Line,
c1930s. Colour lithograph, signed in image lower right, 98.7
x 62.2cm. Repaired tears, missing portions and pinholes to lower
left and edges of image, replaced left and right margins. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Orient Steam Navigation Co. Ltd. Incorporated
in England. Hollander & Govett Ltd."
$3,300
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9 James Northfield (Australian, 1888-1973)
Pastoral Australia, c1930s. Colour process lithograph, signed
in image lower right, 100 x 62.3cm. Repaired tears and creases
to margins. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Particulars at government, shipping and travel
offices. Australian National Publicity Association. Railway Building,
Flinders Street, Melbourne. No. 102. Photo Litho. McLarens, Melbourne."
Illustrated in Hetherington, James Northfield and the Art of
Selling Australia, 2006, p56.
$2,900
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10 E.H. Turnor Studio (Australian, active c1930s)
Wilson's Promontory, Victoria, Australia, 1930s. Colour process
lithograph, signed and Victorian Railways Australia logo in image
lower left and right, 101.1 x 64.4cm. Repainted portions and
repaired tears and creases to edges of image and margins, slight
foxing. Linen-backed.
Text
continues "Take a Kodak. Poster No. 208." Held in National
Library of Australia collection.
About 200km from Melbourne, Wilson's Promontory marks the southern-most
point of mainland Australia, and overlooks a narrow shipping
channel through Bass Strait between Tasmania and Victoria. The
promontory was first sighted by Bass and Flinders in 1798, and
was named by Governor Hunter in honour of Thomas Wilson, a merchant
engaged in the Australian trade.
$3,900
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