Feb 24, 2022 - Sale 2596

Sale 2596 - Lot 76

Price Realized: $ 3,000
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 3,000 - $ 4,000

VARIOUS ARTISTS

GLI AVVISI DELLE OFFICINE G. RICORDI E C. Partial portfolio of 48 plates. Circa 1914.


Each plate 14 1/4x10 1/4 inches, 36x26 cm. G. Ricordi & C., Milan.
Condition varies, generally A- / B+: minor wear and edge losses to plates; some with tissue-paper folios; separation and extensive wear to original portfolio box.

"The [complete] 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 Chéret in Paris, this portfolio celebrated the rise of the poster - which in Italy was almost single handedly accomplished by Ricordi" (www.internationalposter.com). Set includes an introduction sheet.