Saturday, August 18, 2007

North Berwick


This poster from the 1930s is expected to fetch up to £9,000 at a Christie's auction in London next month.

6 comments:

  1. How much will the seaside golf course fetch?

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  2. Anonymous5:16 pm

    Outstanding use of sun and shadow here. Really a beautiful poster. Why 6,000 pounds? Is it rare or done by a famous artist?

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  3. Graf....just a touch more than the poster :)

    It is great isn't it Rob. It's just the rarity value, coupled with the fact that it's railway memorabilia which always fetches top prices.

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  4. Anonymous5:55 pm

    The more I look at it, the more I like it. I can feel that bright late morning sun as the guy tees off.
    I may have to put in a bid.

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  5. Anonymous7:54 pm

    I suspect rather it's the golfing subject that inflates the price. Certainly works that way with paintings - nice oil painting of seaside links £4,000; add a couple of golfers, add a zero to the price.

    The prices paid for golfing memorabilia are astonishing. Railway enthusiasts just aren't in the same league.

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  6. Pete your are absolutely correct. I meant to add in the golf bit but my mind went walkabouts!

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