Dec 18, 2012 - Sale 2299

Sale 2299 - Lot 36

Price Realized: $ 1,440
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,000 - $ 1,500
DESIGNER UNKNOWN LA GRANDE ALARME. Circa 1926.
33x24 inches, 83 3/4x61 cm. Léon Clement & Cie, Brussels.
Condition B+: repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image; repaired pin holes in upper corners.
The Fire Brigade is the story of an unscrupulous contractor, whose work with inexpensive materials leaves his buildings prone to massive conflagrations, and the brave men who not only fight the resulting fires but also fall in love with the contractor's daughter. The New York Times' review stated that the film was "not only interesting and thrilling, but it is informative," as it showed firemen in action (New York Times, December 21, 1926).