Jan 31, 2008 - Sale 2134

Sale 2134 - Lot 247

Price Realized: $ 660
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
M. DUDOVICH AND L. CAPPIELLO [RICORDI PORTFOLIO.] Two plates.
13 3/4x10 inches. Ricordi, Milan.
Conditions vary, generally A. Framed.
Two plates, Dunlop and Magazzini Italiani, from a portfolio published by the Ricordi printing house prior to the First World War. "The set consisted of 70 small lithographic plates of Ricordi's greatest posters printed between 1895 and 1914. The set was sold commercially in Italy, England, Germany, France and the United States . . . Much like the famous Masters of the Poster series created by Cheret in Paris, this portfolio celebrated the rise of the poster - which in Italy was almost singlehandedly accomplished by Ricordi" (www.internationalposter.com).