XLV Top Posters
Catalogue Information: 578 lots | 574 with images
Lot 1: ANONYMOUS Taxameter 10,000.
ANONYMOUS Taxameter 10,000.The German word "taxameter" was coined from the Medieval Latin "taxa," meaning "tax" or "charge" combined with "meter" from the Greek "metron" meaning "measure." In short, it means "taxi." In order to promote the Welti-Furr [...more]
Lot 2: ANONYMOUS Monteux-Bernese Oberland.
ANONYMOUS Monteux-Bernese Oberland.The MOB railway or Chemins de Fer Montreux-Oberland Bernois is one of the oldest electric railways in Switzerland. Located in southwest Switzerland, the line opened in stages, beginning with Montreux to Les Avants o [...more]
Lot 3: OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)4th Meeting Aéronautique International.
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)4th Meeting Aéronautique International.When it comes to Baumberger's poster output, it's his versatility, his ability to match a style to a message that makes them standouts. There isn't one single style that we immediately [...more]
Lot 4: OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)Gotthard.
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)Gotthard.The imposing massif of the Alpine peaks dwarf the Swiss village huddled in the valley, with the beige of the walls the only break in the grey grandeur of the mountains.Wolfsberg, Zurich
Lot 5: OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)PKZ/Pare-Averse.
OTTO BAUMBERGER (1889-1961)PKZ/Pare-Averse.An extraordinary poster for a waterproof raincoat. The brown, black and grey palette very effectively evokes an environment where the outerwear would be a necessity, complete with ominously-bowed branches an [...more]
