WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC OUTSTANDING & RARE TRAVEL AGENTS LITHOGRAPH C-1913

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WHITE STAR LINE RMS OLYMPIC OUTSTANDING & RARE TRAVEL AGENTS LITHOGRAPH C-1913:
$6726.00

WELCOME TO PURSERSLOCKER'S WEEKLY LISTINGS. I SELL A WIDE RANGE OF QUALITY OCEAN LINER AND 20TH CENTURY DECORATIVE ARTS, SOME ITEMS COME DIRECT FROM MY COLLECTION, WHILST OTHERS ARE RECENT DISCOVERIES AND ARE FRESH TO THE COLLECTORS MARKET. I REGULARLY TRAVEL AROUND THE COUNTRY AND TO THE US, SO IF THERE IS A SPECIFIC ITEM YOU ARE LOOKING FOR PLEASE FEEL FREE TO CONTACT. LIKEWISE IF YOU HAVE ITEMS THAT YOU FEEL I MAY BE INTERESTED IN PLEASE CONTACT ME, I DO PURCHASE SINGLE ITEMS TO WHOLE COLLECTIONS. I REGULARLY SELL ITEMS OF FURNITURE AND FIXTURES FROM THE GREAT OCEAN LINERS OF YESTERYEAR, INCLUDING OLYMPIC, MAURETANIA AND THE QUEENS SO PLEASE CHECK MY OTHER LISTINGS.

RMS 'OLYMPIC', SUPER RARE ORIGINAL COLOUR LITHOGRAPH TRAVEL AGENTS FRAMED POSTER, C-1913. THE SHIP IS LISTED AS "LARGEST BRITISH STEAMER", THE TITLE SHE HELD BEFORE BRITANNIC'S LAUNCH AND POST IMPERATOR TAKING HER PREVIOUS TITLE AS LARGEST STEAMER IN THE WORLD C-1912/13. THE IMAGE IS AN ARTISTS RENDERING USED TO PROMOTE BOTH TITANIC AND OLYMPIC, IT WAS DISCONTINUED FROM BEING USED COMPANY WISE PRE WW1.

AWESOME MUSEUM WORTHY PIECE OF HISTORY, IT DOES NOT GET ANY BETTER THAN THIS.

ORIGINAL POSTER ISSUED TO TRAVEL AGENTS IN ENGLAND BY WHITE STAR TO PROMOTE THE NEW 'OLYMPIC' CLASS LINERS. THE IMAGE ITSELF BY THE FAMOUS MARINE ARTIST JAMES S MANN, IS A PRE LAUNCH PICTURE ARTIST'S IMPRESSION OF WHAT THE NEW SHIPS WOULD LOOK LIKE, THUS THE BOW IN THE BRIDGE AND THE LARGER FUNNELS. IT IS A GENERIC PICTURE OF THE 'OLYMPIC' CLASS AS INTENDED. IT SHOWS THE ORIGINAL LIFEBOAT CONFIGURATION PRE TITANIC SINKING, THIS LITHOGRAPH DATES POST TITANIC DISASTER, WHITE STAR LINE WOULD IN SOME CASES RE USE PRE SINKING IMAGES FOR PROMOTION SUCH AS THIS IMAGE.

WONDERFUL ATMOSPHERIC NIGHT SCENE OF THE LINER ABLAZE IN LIGHTS, THE MOON OUT LIGHTING THE OUTSIDE DECKS, BATTLESHIPS IN THE DISTANCE WITH SEARCH LIGHTS, STEAM YACHTS AND AN OLD BARQUE SAILING BY.

UN DATED BUT THE CAPTION READS 'LARGEST BRITISH STEAMER' OF WHICH SHE WAS KNOWN POST THE GERMAN 'IMPERATOR'S' ENTRY INTO SERVICE IN 1912/13. ALSO I'M TOLD HER TONNAGE CHANGES AROUND THIS TIME AS SHOWN.

THE LITHOGRAPH IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION, I BOUGHT THIS RECENTLY AT ALDRIDGES, ALTHOUGH IN GOOD CONDITION, THE FRAME AND MOUNT, PLUS THE PRINT ITSELF, DID HAVE SOME DAMAGE. I HAD THE PICTURE, MOUNT AND THE ORIGINAL GESSO FRAME PROFESSIONALLY RESTORED AND STABILIZED, I HAVE INCLUDED THE BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTO (SEE PICTURES) THE FRAME HAS ALSO BEEN STRENGTHENED, SO IT IS GOOD FOR ANOTHER 100 YEARS. IT HAS AN OVERALL GREEN HUE TO IT, THIS IS HOW THESE WERE PRODUCED AND ARE ALWAYS THIS COLOUR AND 100% ORIGINAL AND AS INTENDED.

INTERESTINGLY I HAVE ONLY SEEN ONE OR TWO OF THIS VERSION IN ENGLISH TEXT FOR OLYMPIC. ALDRIDGES saleEERS HAVE HAD AT LEAST TWO EXAMPLES OVER THE YEARS BUT BOTH AS I UNDERSTAND IT WERE FOR THE EUROPEAN AND SWEDISH MARKETS, THOSE EXAMPLES HOWEVER ADVERTISED BOTH 'OLYMPIC' & 'TITANIC' THIS IS ONLY THE SECOND OF THESE PRINTS I HAVE EVER PERSONALLY HANDLED, THEY ARE VERY RARE.

IN ANY SHAPE OR FORM THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL RARE MUSEUM STANDARD ITEM. OFTEN THESE AGENTS PICTURES ARE HUGE THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO DISPLAY, THIS EXAMPLE, RARELY IS SMALL (28" X 23") AND WOULD FIT EASILY IN MOST OF TODAY'S HOMES.

IN ORIGINAL GESSOED FRAME AND CARD MOUNT, THE LETTERING IS EMBOSSED INTO THE CARD, SO 100% A RARE ORIGINAL FEATURE, THE MOUNTS OFTEN BEING DISCARDED OR LOST, IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE THAT THIS PRINT WAS RE ISSUED TO A SHIPPING AGENT, WITH A NEW MOUNT REPLACING AND EARLIER MOUNT, MENTIONING TITANIC. LITHOGRAPH IS IN NEAR MINT CONDITION, WHEN I BOUGHT IT I HAD IT REMOVED FROM THE FRAME. AS EXPECTED IT'S PRINTED ON FINE PAPER AND THEN MOUNTED ON STRAWBOARD WHICH WAS COMMON PRACTICE AT THE TIME.

IT DOESN'T GET BETTER THAN THIS, A REAL BEAUTY!

FRAME 28" X 23".

SEARCH WORDS:-

TITANIC OLYMPIC WHITE STAR LINE CUNARD QUEEN MARY OCEAN LINER QUEEN ELIZABETH QE2 MAURETANIA LUSITANIA STEAMSHIP STEAM SHIP RMS SS R.M.S. S.S.

ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE FEEL FREE TO ASK.

PLEASE NOTE DUE TO A VERY SMALL MINORITY OF RUDE ER USERS, ANY ITEM SOLD HERE ON ABOVE £50.00 WILL HAVE INSURANCE ADDED TO THE INVOICE. I DO NOT CONTROL THE BRITISH POSTAL SERVICE WHICH AT PRESENT SEEMS TO BE HIGHLY UNRELIABLE. DUE TO THE HIGH VOLUME OF SALES I MAKE, I ONLY MAKE ONE TRIP TO THE POST OFFICE PER WEEK, ITEMS ARE SENT OUT ONE WEEK AFTER PAYMENT HAS CLEARED.ALLITEMS SENT HAVE PROF OF POSTAGE.

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