Nov 08, 2012 - Sale 2293

Sale 2293 - Lot 52

Unsold
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
EUGENE MAX CORDIER (DATES UNKNOWN) RHEINGOLD - EXPRESS. 1953.
40x25 1/2 inches, 101 1/2x65 cm. Carl Gerber, Munich.
Condition A-: minor restoration at edges.
The Rheingold was a luxurious train which made the international run from the Hook of Holland to Basel in Switzerland. Her name, taken from the Wagner opera, derives from her route, which was largely along the Rhine river. The route began service in 1928, was cancelled in 1938 on account of the outbreak of war and was reestablished in 1951.