Sale 2498 - Vintage Posters, February 7, 2019

2 3 WALTHER KOCH (1875-1915) 1 c DAVOS / INTERNATIONALE EISWETTLAUFEN. 1908. 39 1 / 4 x29 1 / 2 inches, 99 3 / 4 x75 cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. Condition B+: replaced left corners; minor skinning at upper right corner; small replaced losses and repaired tears in margins. On February 8th and 9th in 1908, the World Allround Speed Skating Championships were held in Davos, on Europe’s largest natural ice rink. Koch captures the action against the backdrop of the mountains and the skating pavilion. The poster appears with different text variants filled into the blank text box and was even used as late as 1910 to promote an unrelated skating event. Sportissimo p. 152 (var), Sports d’Hiver p. 57 (var), Swiss Winter Sports 41 (var), Touristik 32 (var). [4,000/6,000] WALTHER KOCH (1875-1915) 2 c CENTRAL SPORT HOTEL / DAVOS. 50x35 1 / 2 inches, 127x90 1 / 4 cm. J.E. Wolfensberger, Zurich. Condition B / B+: replaced lower left corner, affecting text; small replaced losses and repaired tears in margins; minor creases and restoration in text. [4,000/6,000] DESIGNER UNKNOWN 3 c WINTER SPORTS CHAMONIX / MONT - BLANC. 1907. 40x24 inches, 101 1 / 2 x61 cm. Maulde, Doumenc et Cie., Paris. Condition A-: minor repaired tears in margins; overpainting in lower right margin; minor creases and abrasions in image. [1,200/1,800]