Nov 13, 2006 - Sale 2093

Sale 2093 - Lot 85

Price Realized: $ 2,640
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
FILIPPO ROMOLI (1901-1969) SUD-AMERIKA EXPRESS / ITALIA-COSULICH. 1934.
37 3/4x25 1/4 inches. Barabino & Graeve, Geneva.
Condition A-: minor repaired tears and creases in margins.
Clearly a a big fan of women leaning over railings, Romoli depicts this subject viewing Rio de Janiero's natural landmark, Sugarloaf. The "United Fleet" of Italia was formed in 1932 when the government forced the merger of three, pre-existing shipping companies: Navagazione Generale Italiana, Lloyd Sabaudo and Cosulich.