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Lot 3
Gladiator. ca. 1892.
Passed
Est.
$1,400 - $1,700
Live Auction
PAI-LXX: Rare Posters
ARTIST
GASTON NOURY (1866-?)
Description
Artist: GASTON NOURY (1866-?)
Size: 35 1/8 x 49 in./89 x 124.2 cm
Condition: B-/ Restored tears.
Printer: Imp. Bourgerie, Paris
Reference:
Key Words: bicycle, bike

Gladiator. ca. 1892.
While another poster for the company is without a doubt its most famous advertisement (see PAI-LIX, 47), this sweet Victorian image of a cherub-faced rider being celestially informed of her smart decision against a backdrop of flower-like tires is perhaps its most charming.