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Estimate: $ 6,000 - $ 9,000
J. PASCHAL (DATES UNKNOWN) KING DAVID HOTEL / JERUSALEM. Circa 1931. 39 1/4x24 3/4 inches, 100x63 cm. Richter & C., Naples. Condition B+: creases and repaired tears in margins and image; restoration and overpainting along vertical and horizontal folds. Additional text sheet affixed to bottom of poster. Built in 1931, The King David Hotel sits atop a hill overlooking the old city of Jerusalem, including the Tower of David. The hotel has always been one of Jerusalem's most prestigious. Designed in the style of turn-of-the-century hotel posters as championed by Mario Borgonin the unknown artist here has even co-opted Borgoni's signature monogram. This is a rare variant with an extra text banner, in English, Arabic and Hebrew, offering discount rates to visitors of the Levant Fair.
