?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
A.O. JOHNSON (DATES UNKNOWN)
MOSSEL BAY / FOR SAFE BATHING, EXCELLENT GOLF, UNSURPASSED FISHING. Circa 1930.
40x24 3/4 inches, 101 1/2x63 cm. E.P. Herald, [Port Elizabeth, South Africa.] Condition B+ / A-: repaired tears and creases at edges; minor loss in center image; creases and slight overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds.
According to a Mossel Bay historical guide, "at a national exhibition held in Kimberley in 1892, the town was cleverly promoted as a 'health resort.'" Situated between Cape Town and Port Elizabeth in South Africa, Mossel Bay is still a popular summer and winter retreat. Illustrated here is the "Santos Pavilion" at Santos Beach, "built in 1916 by Mr. W. Swart and designed by architect Mr. Harry Davidge-Pitts. Its design is based on architecture in Brighton, England. Originally used as a bathing pavilion and tearoom. It was also a popular venue for concerts and other social gatherings . . . The building was badly damaged by a fire in 1979 and it was re-built from original plans for use as a restaurant and accommodation" (https://www.visitmosselbay.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/Mossel-Bay-Historical-Guide-Final-web.pdf).
