Nov 23, 2021 - Sale 2589

Sale 2589 - Lot 114

Price Realized: $ 1,062
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200

DESIGNER UNKNOWN

[VISIT SPA KLANOVICE]. Circa 1930s.


37 1/4x25 inches, 94 1/2x63 1/2 cm. V. Neubert a Synove, Prague.
Condition A-: small creases and tears at edges; minor creases along vertical and horizontal folds. Paper.

Klanovice was a small town outside of Prague and construction on a spa facility began in 1923. Along with the bustling, active spa culture and a de rigeur bathing beauty, several of the spa's more well regarded features are visible here: the skylights which brought light into the central hall (there were no other windows) and the wind turbine to help pump water into the swimming pool. What is not shown are the tennis courts, music pavilions and riding school. The spa stopped operating in 1948. Rare.