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Original sporting posters including designs for golf, motor racing, cycling, cricket, the Olympics, and football. Click on an image for more details. Higher resolution images of all our posters are available on request

promotional show card advertising John Wisden & Co cricket balls. Judging from the names of the cricketers listed at the base and their team positions, this notice dates to about 1920/1921

Wisden Special Crown Balls c. 1920-1921

£625.00

Guinness Lithograph, Cup Tie by Carel Weight, printed by the Curwen Studio and published in 1962.

£600.00

Guinness Lithograph, Pigeon Racing by Alistair Grant, printed by the Curwen Studio and published in 1962.

Alistair Grant,

Pigeon Racing 1962

£550.00

England World Cup tie-in advertising poster, Welcome to Britain, published by the Milk Marketing Board (MMB) in 1966. The poster features the 1966 FIFA World Cup tournament mascot, World Cup Willie, alongside the MMB’s slogan "Drinka Pinta Milka Day" translated into nine further languages

Milk Marketing Board/Reg Hoye,

Welcome to Britain (1966 World Cup) 1966

£475.00

Original poster for Humber bikes from c.1935-50. The image depicts a group of young men of different ethnicities, all reaching for the Humber bike, with the slogan 'The aristocrat of all bicycles'.

Humber. The Aristocrat of all bicycles c. 1935 - 1950

£425.00

Original 1972 Olympic Games poster by the artist Charles Lapicque

Charles Lapicque,

Munich Olympic Games, 1972 1972

£300.00

Original 1972 Olympic Games poster by the German artist Fritz Winter

Munich Olympic Games, 1972 1972

£300.00

An original Guinness Sporting Print, Ballymoss winning the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot, 19 July 1958, painted by John Skeaping and Kenneth Rowntree, 1959. This is a proof version from the Curwen Press, hand dated ‘31/3/59’

John Skeaping and Kenneth Rowntree,

A Guinness Sporting Print: Ballymoss winning the King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Stakes 1959

£300.00

Original 1972 Olympic Games poster by the Italian artist Marino Marini

Munich Olympic Games, 1972 1972

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Original 1972 Olympic Games poster by the American artist and printmaker Allan D'Arcangelo.

Allan D'Arcangelo,

Munich Olympic Games, 1972 1972

£280.00

Original 1972 Olympic Games poster by the German artist Otmar Alt

Munich Olympic Games, 1972 1972

£280.00

An original promotional poster for the world-famous Triumph Cycle Company, c. 1935. The stylish design links the aspirations of the young couple with two new bicycles via an inverted triangle.

£280.00

poster for the famous Gleneagles Hotel and golf resort, near Auchterarder, Scotland, 1965. The poster, with decorative border designed in-house at the Curwen Press, promotes “The world-famous resort hotel with its unique sporting facilities”

Gleneagles. The world-famous resort hotel with its unique sporting facilities. Now Open for the Season 1965

£250.00

Gleneagles Hotel and golf resort, near Auchterarder, Scotland, 1960. The poster, with decorative border designed in-house at the Curwen Press, promotes “Golf Tournaments on the Kings Course”.

Gleneagles Hotel. Golf Tournament on the Kings Course 1960

£250.00

poster, Leisure in Milton Keynes by Philip Castle, Milton Keynes Development Corporation, 1971. Two-sided poster showing the proposed leisure facilities for the then unbuilt town

Leisure in Milton Keynes 1971

£250.00

poster for the annual cricket match held at Arundel Castle between Lavinia, Duchess of Norfolk's XI and The Lord's Taverners XI, 1985

Lavina, Duchess of Norfolk's XI versus The Lord's Taveners XI 1985

£175.00

50 mile road record smashed on Hercules

50 mile road record smashed on Hercules 1934

£175.00

poster promoting the British Transport Commission (HQ) Golfing Society, 1958

British Transport Commission (HQ) Golfing Society 1958

£150.00

Enjoy a Humber 'Chunkie' - The Tricycle with everything!

Enjoy a Humber 'Chunkie' - The Tricycle with everything! c.1955

£150.00

Rudge. The World beater

Rudge. The World beater c.1955

£150.00

Original, official, London 2012 Paralympic Games poster designed by the Irish-born contemporary conceptual artist and painter Sir Michael Craig-Martin. The design combines the command ‘Go’ with a stopwatch to convey a sense of immediacy and anticipation

Michael Craig-Martin,

GO (2012 Olympics) 2012

£140.00

poster, Share the Spirit, published by the Sydney Bid Committee in support of Sydney’s bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, 1990. Sydney later won the right to host the Games, which became known as the Games of the New Millennium. The design for this poster, by Michael Bryce, is based on Australian Aboriginal dot paintings

Share the Spirit, Sydney Olympics 1991

£125.00

poster, Share the Spirit, published by the Sydney Bid Committee in support of Sydney’s bid to host the 2000 Olympic Games, 1990. Sydney later won the right to host the Games, which became known as the Games of the New Millennium. The design for this poster, by Michael Bryce, is based on Australian Aboriginal dot paintings

Share the Spirit, Sydney Olympics 1991

£125.00

promotional poster for Olimpic hats, designed by the Italian artist Paolo Garretto, 1936. A striking modernist design, featuring a green hat against a green background, with an athletic white figure imposed on the hat above the slogan legerissimo (very light).

Paolo Federico Garretto / Studio Boggeri,

Olimpic. Leggerissimo! S.A Cervo, Italia 1937

£120.00

BSA Junior Bicycles & Tricycles

BSA Junior Bicycles & Tricycles c.1950

£110.00

Elswick Cycles. Famous for Finish

Elswick Cycles. Famous for Finish c. 1935 - 1955

£95.00

We recommend Hercules cycles. The Right Bicycle at the Right Price

We recommend Hercules cycles. The Right Bicycle at the Right Price c.1935

£95.00

Raleigh. See cycling's New Look

Raleigh. See cycling's New Look 1950s

£95.00

An outstanding ‘Back the Bid’ poster issued by Transport for London in 2005 in support of London’s bid to host the 2012 Olympic Games, and designed by Lumsden Design Partnership

Lumsden Design Partnership,

Gymnastics in 2012. 'Back The Bid' London Olympic Games poster 2005

£85.00

Gimcrack. Newmarket 1765 by George Stubbs, published by the Tyron Gallery Ltd and printed by the Curwen Press, 1972

[George Stubbs],

Gimcrack. Newmarket 1765: lithographic proof from the Curwen Studio (George Stubbs) 1972

£80.00

Miller - Its as clear as daylight

Miller - Its as clear as daylight c. 1955

£80.00

An original World Cup 1982 group stages wall chart poster, produced by Mecca bookmakers. An uncommon item, depicting the competing teams at the top with each of the group stages left blank (to be filled in later). A map of Spain, showing the stadia venues, is imposed over a graphic of football supporters

World Cup 1982 Mecca Bookmakers 1982

£75.00

Spanish fruit crate label for Norberto Ferrer - Carcagente Espana, c. 1965. The colourful design depicts a downhill skier with a mountainous landscape in the background.

Ski. Norberto Ferrer Carcagente (Valencia- España) c.1960

£75.00

The RAC Rally and Roger Clarke

The RAC Rally and Roger Clarke 1980

£75.00

Triumph Cycle Co Ltd Coventry

Triumph Cycle Co Ltd Coventry

£45.00

Kynoch Cycles (reprint)

Kynoch Cycles (reprint) c. 1960s

£40.00