Art Deco poster rides into Edinburgh auction

This striking example of Art Deco poster design promotes the Blue Train: the luxury overnight express between Calais and the French Riviera named after the dark blue Compagnie International des Wagons-Lits carriages used when the service resumed after the First World War.

Tom Derbyshire
19 Oct 2020

Blue train poster 1928, estimate £2000-3000 in the Lyon & Turnbull Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 auction on November 2-3.

Tom Derbyshire
19 Oct 2020

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Designed by Pierre Zenobel (1905-96), the 3ft 3in x 2ft 1½in (1m x 65cm) lithograph poster from 1928 is estimated at £2000-3000 in the Lyon & Turnbull Decorative Arts: Design since 1860 auction in Edinburgh on November 2-3.

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