Brunk Auctions
Live Auction

Fine Art & Decorative Works Day 1

Fri, Jan 16, 2015 05:00PM EST - Sat, Jan 17, 2015 05:00PM EST
Lot 181

Nine World War I Posters

Estimate: $300 - $500

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
(1917- 1918), including "Hey Fellows!" by John Sheridan, 30 x 20 in., very good, one corner with tear, evidence of tack removal; The World Cry Food, Keep the Home Garden going by Wm. McKee, 30 x 20 in., very good, evidence of center fold, poster hangers attached on the top corners, small fold on front left corner; Blood or Bread by Henry Raleigh, 29 x 21 in., very good, evidence of center fold, one 5 in. fold affecting the printing; two copies of See Him Through by Burton Rice, 29-3/4 x 20 in., one- near fine, the second- very good, with taped repairs on all four corners, mild toning; Food and the War! American Wheat to Win! by the U.S. Food Administration, 29-3/4 x 19-3/4 in., near fine, with evidence of folding, mild toning, minute edge wear; War Rages in France by Townsend, 30 x 20 in. very good, with one corner slightly folded, evidence of folding, mild toning; "Hun or Home" by Henry Raleigh, 29-3/4 x 20 in., paper slightly toned, mild creasing; Cardinal Mercier by George Illion, 27-3/4 x 20-1/2 in., very good, mild toning, evidence of fold . Provenance: Private Collection