Tag Archives: McKnight Kauffer

Continuation

By crownfolio | Published: November 28, 2011

So, time for another attempt at reaching the summit of the Onslows auction.  There was certainly a fair amount left out of my last post.  Not least this Lander poster, which I am contractually obliged to reproduce on the blog once every few months. Eric Lander, est. £700-1,000 This time it gets in because of [...]

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Blue Sky Thinking

By crownfolio | Published: November 7, 2011

I could really do with a good auction now.  Even though we don’t have the wall space for anything else and probably would end up buying next to nothing, I’d still enjoy the excitement.  So, after Swann Galleries emailed to say that they had a wonderful set of London Transport posters in their forthcoming auctions, [...]

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Auction fever (or not)

By crownfolio | Published: October 14, 2011

The next Christies poster sale is upon us; the lots are online, the printed catalogue is sitting on my desk.  But I’ve been avoiding writing about it for the last few days, mainly because I can’t work up much enthusiasm for what’s on offer. This, if I am pushed, is probably the best of the [...]

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In another place

By crownfolio | Published: September 22, 2011

I keep trying to contemplate posters, but my brain isn’t complying and wants to think about archaeology instead.  So, for one day only, the stone circles of Wiltshire as represented in graphic design.  Only on Quad Royal. Although our first offering isn’t all that. Despite the fact that it’s in the collections of both the [...]

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New Term

By crownfolio | Published: September 5, 2011

It’s September, school has started (in the case of small Crownfolio, for the very first time) and the auction season is getting back into gear too.  First in the queue are International Poster Auctions in New York, whose Auction of Rare Posters is on Sept 8th. Most of what’s on offer consists of things that [...]

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Time future contained in time past

By crownfolio | Published: February 11, 2011

I have to face the fact that I do not know where most of the collectables in this house have come from.  I can account for almost every table and teaspoon, but not it seems the ephemera, the posters and the books.  Especially not the books.  I came across two Hans Schleger exhibition catalogues while [...]

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