Oct 18, 2013 - Sale 2326

Sale 2326 - Lot 84

Price Realized: $ 910
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 800 - $ 1,200
DESIGNER UNKNOWN AIR FRANCE. 1937.
39 1/2x24 inches, 100x61 cm. Chanove, Courbevoie.
Condition B+: minor loss in upper left corner; pin holes in corners; wrinkles and creases in margins and image. Paper. Framed.
A Dewoitine D-333 is flying through a decorative sunburst, the rays of which extend to colorful images of exotic peoples from around the world that one could presumably encounter at the other end of an Air France flight. Three Dewoitine D-333s were ordered by Air France in 1934 and were christened Antares, Cassiopee and Altair. Judging from the call numbers, this plane is the Antares. Airline Artistry p. 25, Airways p. 67.