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Lot 8
Griffon. ca. 1894.
Sold
$1,080
Est.
$1,000 - $1,200
Live Auction
PAI-LXX: Rare Posters
ARTIST
WALTER THOR (1870-1929)
Description
Artist: WALTER THOR (1870-1929)
Size: 30 1/2 x 45 1/2 in./77.5 x 115.6 cm
Condition: B-/ Slight tears in top margin; slightly light-stained. Framed.
Printer: Imp. G. Elleaumme, Paris
Reference: Ref: PAI-LIX, 61
Key Words: bicycle, bike

Griffon. ca. 1894.
A rite of passage: a mother encourages her son to take his first ride on a Griffon bike. The horseless carriage in the background suggests the next stage in the upward mobility of the younger generation.