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Love and money

By crownfolio | Published: February 6, 2013

A proper post is brewing and will follow tomorrow, but this is just a brief appearance to let you know that all your Valentines poster needs are solved. I’ve mentioned this Dorrit Dekk poster before, and now it has appeared on eBay, not once but twice.  It ought to go really, it’s just the kind [...]

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Deck the halls

By crownfolio | Published: December 14, 2012

I think it’s about time to get the Christmas decorations out, isn’t it?  Or in this case, the Christmas posters.  I’ve been saving this one for half the year – and that’s not a weird reflection on it, by the way, it’s part of the design. This delight is a little 10″ x 15″ London [...]

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Food is Necessary

By crownfolio | Published: November 28, 2012

Once again, people have been sending me things.  To be more precise, they’ve been sending pictures of things.  Which is a shame, as I would have very much liked to get this in the post. Michael Sand got in contact with me.  His parents were friends of Hans Unger’s in London in the 196os, and [...]

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Where are we?

By crownfolio | Published: November 6, 2012

Just when I thought I’d got on top of the auction situation, another one pops up.  This time it’s Onslows, whose winter sale will be on 19th December.  The catalogue isn’t up yet, but there are a few preview images to whet your appetite, of which this is my favourite. Frank McNamara, circa 1950, est. [...]

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Deja vu all over again

By crownfolio | Published: August 24, 2012

I seem to have come back from holiday only to wander into a fold in time, because at least some of the posters on offer out there seem strangely familiar. Lets start with Dreweatts in Bristol, who are once again selling the work of Percy Drake Brookshaw. Percy Drake Brookshaw, 1927, est. £150-200 This is [...]

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Odd and odder

By crownfolio | Published: May 28, 2012

This week, Ebay seems mostly to be selling oddities.  And the oddest of the odd has to be this, a redacted Daphne Padden poster for £9.99. It would be rather nice if they hadn’t done that, wouldn’t it? The listing does at least give a bit of provenance: we understand that this advertisement was displayed [...]

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