Posters

These is something warm and nostalgic about old advertising posters. Their bright colours, quirky artwork and fun catchphrases transport us to their long-lost world. They were each created to show how their product epitomised a bright new future of innovation or excellence. Today these posters really suit our modern walls as they provide us with an engaging item without the formalities of more formal art works. Although 2 tone colour printing began in the early 19^th Century, it was not really until the late 19^th Century that it was widely employed for advertising posters.

During the 19^th Century most posters were text heavy, but as the 20^th Century came about a shift took place whereby advertising posters became predominantly about the image and far less about the associated text. Either type of paper poster can look great on display, and it just comes down to whichever piece appeals to you. Posters from the 1940s onwards are particularly popular right now. Of course, people have been reproducing old posters for many years now, but since the paper and printing process is very different nothing is as appealing as an original.

At Love Antiques we have a great selection of authentic antique and vintage posters to suit any wall space.

Extremely Rare 1971 Original Led Zeppelin "Electric Magic" Concert Poster

£ 2,100

€2,518$2,811

Lifestyle Warehouse

Limited Edition 'Little Stanley Sleeping', 1987 Signed David Hockney

£ 15,000

€17,982$20,077

Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

Original Poster of the Weavers, Canterbury, Issued by the Travel Association to Promote Tourism to Britain in the Late 1940s

£ 45

€54$60

21st Century Gallery

Original Travel Poster of Newport Castle, Monmouthshire, Issued by the Travel Asscociation to Promote Tourism to Britain in the Late 1940s

£ 45

€54$60

21st Century Gallery

Original Travel Poster of Salisbury Cathedral Issued by the Travel Association to Promote Tourism in Britain in the Late 1940s

£ 45

€54$60

21st Century Gallery

Original Lithographic Poster of St Albans Abbey from Verulamium Issued by the Travel Association of Great Britain to Promote Tourism in the Late 1940s

£ 45

€54$60

21st Century Gallery

Original Lithographic Poster Harlech Castle and Snowdonia, Issued by the Travel Association Promoting Visiting Britain c.1948

£ 45

€54$60

21st Century Gallery

James Bond 007 ‘Dr. No’ Original Belgian Cinema Poster Framed

£ 495

€593$663

St James Collectables

Vintage Framed Marilyn Monroe Film Poster ‘Let’s Make Love’

£ 950

€1,139$1,272

Marylebone Antiques

Tennis Poster - French Martin Legeay Tennis Racket - Advertising

£ 125

€150$167

Krave Antiques

Original 1950s-1960s Philips Jazz Poster

£ 595

€713$796

White’s Antiques

St John Ambulance Lithograph Poster - Original Anna Zinkeisen Officer & Nurse

£ 200

€240$268

Krave Antiques

Very Scarce Pilkington's Weather Forecaster c.1930

£ 290

€348$388

Vavasseur Antiques

1930 FIFA World Cup Poster (Monochrome Version)

£ 6,500

€7,792$8,700

Marlborough Antiques & Interiors

Framed World War 2 Miles M30 x Minor Experimental Aircraft Drawing

£ 99

€119$133