Nov 09, 2023 - Sale 2652

Sale 2652 - Lot 162

Unsold
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000

GORDON NICOLL (1888-1959)

THE FELIX HOTEL / FELIXSTOWE. Circa 1930.


40 1/4x25 inches, 102 1/4x63 1/4 cm. Ben Johnson & Co., Ltd., London.
Condition B+: replaced losses and restoration in margins and corners; repaired tears at edges, some into text and image; minor creases in image.

Among the numerous posters Nicoll designed for the British rail companies, there were seven that depicted different railroad hotels across Britain. The other six, also illustrating the elegant interiors and guests of the ballrooms and dining rooms, include the Cruden Bay Hotel (Aberdeenshire), Great Eastern Hotel (London), Royal Station Hotel (York), Midland Station Hotel (Belfast), North British Station Hotel (Edinburgh), and Northern Counties Hotel (Portrush).