Nov 14, 2019 - Sale 2524

Sale 2524 - Lot 95

Price Realized: $ 2,250
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
J.G. RENNIE (DATES UNKNOWN) LONDON TRAMWAYS / WHERE THEY RUN. 1932.
27 3/4x19 1/2 inches, 70 1/2x49 1/2 cm. McL. & C. Studio.
Condition B+: repaired tears at edges; creases in margins and image; pin holes in top corners; linen trimmed to edges.
Rennie was a Scottish watercolorist and illustrator who designed two posters for the London Tramway in 1932. This bird's-eye view of London shows the Houses of Parliament and Big Ben, as well as the Westminster, Waterloo and Hungerford bridges. From a photo by Aerofilms Ltd. rare. We could find no other examples at auction.