?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
OTTOMAR ANTON (1885-1976) NORDDEUTSCHER LLOYD BREMEN / MAGNIFIQUES CROISIÈRES. 40 1/2x24 3/4 inches, 101 1/2x63 cm. Condition A / A-: minor foxing in margins and image. Paper. Norddeutscher Lloyd was one of the largest and most successful German shipping companies in history, managing to survive despite the devastation of two world wars. At the end of WWI, Germany had to hand over most of its merchant fleet to the allies. However, thanks to government compensation for its maritime losses, the Norddeutscher Lloyd was able to rebuild much of its fleet by the end of the 1920s. To demonstrate its return to greatness, the Europa and the Bremen were built, winning the Blue Ribbon race for being the fastest ships in the Atlantic. Anton depicts a sailor holding a flag with the company emblem: an anchor and the Bremen key crossing with a wreath of oak leaves. The image was also used in a brochure for the company. Germany, p. 828.
