Feb 03, 2011 - Sale 2235

Sale 2235 - Lot 56

Price Realized: $ 600
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
(CUNARD LINE.) "Lusitania." The Cunard Line Steamships Lusitania and Mauretania. Length 790 Feet. Registered Tonnage 32,500. Mammoth lithographed print on board for use in a travel agency, after a painting by Fred Pansing, 35 3/4x46 1/2 inches sight size; some slight warping of the board as usual, scattered surface disruption (faults seem repairable); in the original frame. New York: American Lithographic Co., circa 1910

Additional Details

An unusually large travel agency print in the original frame. Prints of this mammoth size were commonly done on board because of warping problems. The problem persisted despite using a board. Conservators can usually correct this problem.