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Estimate: $ 2,000 - $ 3,000
EDMOND MAURUS (DATES UNKNOWN)
CIDNA / FLECHE D'ORIENT. 1931.
39 1/4x24 inches, 99 3/4x61 cm. "Publix," Paris. Condition B+: replaced losses in margins; minor overpainting in image and text; repaired tears, creases, abrasions and restoration in margins and image.
CIDNA (Compagnie Internationale de Navigation Aérienne) was a French-Romanian airline that began operating in 1920. Their "Arrow of the Orient" service connected France with Istanbul, with stops in Eastern Europe along the way, offering same-day service for passengers, freight and post. CIDNA ceased to exist in 1933 when it merged with other French airlines to form Air France. This Art Deco image of a Fokker V.IIa flying along a metallic silver arrow towards its destination is one of at least two variations; the other has a different map and different text in the bottom margin. Looping the Loop pl. 93, Air France p. 8, L'Histoire de l'Aviation p. 88.
