Auction Details
Bolaffi company is delighted to present the XXI movie and advertising posters auction that will be held in Turin, at Bolaffi premises in Via Cavour 17, on Saturday, May 27th 2006 at 2.00 p.m.
243 movie posters and 600 advertising posters will be auctioned.
The catalogue features posters created by the most celebrated poster designers from Italy and abroad, such as Leonetto Cappiello, Anselmo Ballester, Adolfo Hohenstein, Marcello Dudovich, Armando Testa, Leopoldo Metlicovitz, Jules Cheret and Alphone Mucha.
The rich movie section includes a masterpiece in the history of silent cinema: the rare 1st edition of “Battleship Potemkin” poster, designed by Aleksandr Rodchenko in 1925. As far as sound movies is concerned, an entire section is dedicated to Humphrey Bogart: posters celebrating Bogart’s praised interpretations such as “A Holy Terror”, “The Treasure of the Sierra Madre”, “Chain Lightning” will be auctioned as well. It’s worth mentioning the beautiful poster by Ercole Brini for “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and the one Carlantonio Longi designed for “The wizard of Oz”.
The advertising posters section is also extremely interesting: it includes posters created for popular Italian brands such as “Campari”, “Martini”, “Fernet Branca” and “Fiat”, furthermore a great set of tourism posters from the Thirties depicting some famous Italian and foreign resorts (Santa Margherita Ligure, Garda lake, Acqui, the Cote d’Azur, Samaden and Montana-Vermala).
Last but not least, three extraordinary posters for Alassio carnival, Sanremo and Finale Ligure drawn by Filippo Romoli between 1930 and 1931.
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81European movie poster - LA DIVA IN VACANZAAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: LA DIVA IN VACANZA - Author: ANSELMO BALLESTER - Offset - 1949 - 140x100 - Quality: A-
Estimate : 200.00 - 400.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
85European movie poster - MAJAAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: MAJA - Author: A.KREMOS - Offset - 1952 - 195x140 - Quality: B 1 poster (195x140) and 10 lobby cards enclosed
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to kunst1 for 180.00
86European movie poster - MAROCCOAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: MAROCCO - Author: VITTORIO PISANI - Offset - 1950 - 99x140 - Quality: B+ 12 lobby cards enclosed
Estimate : 100.00 - 200.00
Sold to floor for 200.00
87European movie poster - L'ISOLA CHE SCOTTAAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: L'ISOLA CHE SCOTTA - Author: ARNALDO PUTZU - Offset - 1961 - 195x140 - Quality: B 9 lobby cards enclosed
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to floor for 150.00
88European movie poster - JANOSIKAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: JANOSIK - Author: O.SIEMASZKOWA - Litograph - 1954 - 84x59 - Quality: A- backed on linen
Estimate : 100.00 - 250.00
Sold to floor for 100.00
89European movie poster - Lot of 10 postersAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: Lot of 10 posters - Author: VARIOUS ARTIST - Offset - 1940-1950 - da 35x50 a 140x100 - Quality: A-/C to be inspected
Estimate : 150.00 - 500.00
Sold to kunst1 for 180.00
90European movie poster - 14 posters and 29 lobby cardsAste Bolaffi Ambassador
Title: 14 posters and 29 lobby cards - Author: VARIOUS ARTIST - Offset - 1940-1970 ca - da 25x35 a 70x50 - Quality: A-/C to be inspected
Estimate : 150.00 - 300.00
Sold to tamaparris for 210.00