May 12, 2008 - Sale 2145

Sale 2145 - Lot 77

Price Realized: $ 1,800
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
DESIGNER UNKNOWN ORVAL. After 1931.
21x15 1/2 inches, 53 1/2x39 cm.
Condition B+: minor repaired tears at edges; crease through top right corner; abrasions in image.
Belgium has a centuries old tradition of beer brewing, largely undertaken by monks in their monasteries. Orval has been brewed since 1931. In order to be truly Trappist, beer must be brewed under the auspices of the Cistercian monastic community, and there are only seven breweries in the world that can claim this title. Here in a rare mix of New Realism and humor, a glass of beer smiles and eagerly awaits the last drops of beer from a bottle. Litfass 90.