Nov 11, 2005 - Sale 2056

Sale 2056 - Lot 50

Price Realized: $ 1,150
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,200 - $ 1,800
H. M . BURTON SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS. Circa 1937.
40x25 inches. Hortors Ltd., Capetown.
Condition B+: repaired tear through image, from top to bottom margin; creases and minor restoration in image.
A Junkers 52 is flying over a scenic mountainous landscape and a lone horseback rider. The slogan "The Blue and Silver Way," no longer in use, indicated the coporate colors of the airline at the time. Burton also designed posters for the British Railway companies.