?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 1,500 - $ 2,000
R & B STUDIOS (P. IRWIN BROWN & RICKMAN RALPH) LONDON'S TRAMWAYS / TRAVEL QUICKLY / READ IN COMFORT. 1927. 29 3/4x19 3/4 inches, 75 1/2x50 cm. Condition B+: pin-holes in corners; minor skinning and scratches in wide margins; pencil number in lower left corner. "Following on from the success of these posters by the Central School of Arts and Crafts, LCCT began to commission posters designed by other artists and advertising agencies, in particular Ralph & Brown studios whose first poster appeared in 1925" (Tramway p. 11). This image also appeared on a 1928 leaflet touting schedules, promoting the system, highlighting the amenities offered, outlining the number of passengers and explaining the good value of the fares. Tramway p. 116.
