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FRANK NEWBOLD (1887-1950) NEW "RHEINGOLD" EXPRESS. Circa 1935. 40x49 inches. The Dangerfield Printing Co., London.
FRANK NEWBOLD (1887-1950) NEW "RHEINGOLD" EXPRESS. Circa 1935.
40x49 7/8 inches. The Dangerfield Printing Co., London.
Condition B+: creases and repaired tears in margins and image; sharp vertical and horizontal folds.
Named after Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, an opus which romanticized the Rhein river, the Rheingold Express was a train which ran between the Hook of Holland and Basel, Switzerland. The train was the most luxurious in German service at the time, giving Pullman and the Compagnie General des Wagons Lits a real run for their money. The Rheingold's luxurious and spacious Middle European Sleeping and Dining Car Company (Mitropa) carriages were designed by famous architects and artists of the era. Wagons-Lits 197.
All items are offered for sale subject to Swann Galleries' standard terms and conditions of sale, which are published in our catalogues and are posted below.
40x49 7/8 inches. The Dangerfield Printing Co., London.
Condition B+: creases and repaired tears in margins and image; sharp vertical and horizontal folds.
Named after Richard Wagner's opera Das Rheingold, an opus which romanticized the Rhein river, the Rheingold Express was a train which ran between the Hook of Holland and Basel, Switzerland. The train was the most luxurious in German service at the time, giving Pullman and the Compagnie General des Wagons Lits a real run for their money. The Rheingold's luxurious and spacious Middle European Sleeping and Dining Car Company (Mitropa) carriages were designed by famous architects and artists of the era. Wagons-Lits 197.
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