Original vintage poster from the London Transport series The Proud City featuring a painting of the World War Two ruins of Temple Church and Library after bombardment below a rainbow by Walter E. Spradbery (1889-1969) with a quote by the English essayist and critic Charles Lamb (1775-1834) "So may the Winged Horse, your ancient badge and cognisance, still flourish!" next to the London Transport roundel logo with an explanatory note below: The Inner Temple is the home of an ancient legal society whose badge is a winged horse - and text running across the bottom: This is one of a series of six posters displayed in London by the London Passenger Transport Board. Good condition, tears and restored minor loss on bottom left corner, backed on linen. Size: 101.5x64.5. Seller Inventory # PT1569

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Title: Original Vintage Poster LT London The Proud ...

Publisher: UK

Publication Date: 1944

Illustrator: Walter E. Spradbery

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AntikBar is the London gallery specialising in original vintage posters covering a wide variety of subjects - travel, advertising, sport, cinema, war, propaganda - from around the world. Our stock is available to view at our gallery and on our website. We host regular original vintage poster auctions, offer collection advice, consultancy and search on demand services. We provide worldwide delivery and offer professional linen backing and poster restoration services with our partners in California. Please contact us if you have any queries or visit us at our gallery: 404 King's Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ. Our opening hours are Monday-Friday 10am-6pm; Saturday 11am-6pm (by appointment only on Sundays and bank holidays). AntikBar is a Member of The Association of Art & Antiques Dealers (LAPADA), UK Posters Network and the International Vintage Poster Dealers' Association (IVPDA).

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AntikBar Limited
404 King's Road, LONDON, SW100LJ, United Kingdom

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We ship posters worldwide rolled in shock-resistant and hard wearing tubes. Unless specified otherwise, delivery is free within the UK and standard international delivery is �35. We use Royal Mail special delivery with insurance for postage in the UK and signed and tracked service courier service (UPS, DHL or DPD) for international shipments. We dispatch items within 1-2 working days and notify customers if there is any delay. Delivery to UK addresses usually takes 2-3 working days. Delivery to ...

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