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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, or you can view in person at our gallery: 40 Cross Street, Islington, London, N1 2BA

Poster advertising Triumph bicycles, Industry’s Triumph, c. 1925-1930. A rare and impressive design, which has been linen backed. The image, of a giant worker holding a Triumph bike, includes the company’s Coventry factory silhouetted in the background.

Triumph Cycles. Industry's Triumph c.1925-30

£1,400.00

Poster advertising Triumph bicycles, c. 1925-1930. The image of a female bicycler waving at the viewer from the open road

Triumph Cycles c.1925-30

£1,200.00

large format original French bicycle poster designed by Georges Vallée for Aiglon Cycles, c. 1901. Ealge in foreground against mountainous terrain

Georges Vallée,

Aiglon Cycles c.1901

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Swiss skiing poster for the Bernese Oberland (Berner Oberland) region of Switzerland, c. 1950. The vibrant colourised photographic design depicts a head scarfed female skier on the slopes

Berner Oberland, Schwiez c.1950

£650.00

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, Sailing at Cork by Rosamund Steed, printed by the Curwen Studio and published in 1962

Rosamund Steed,

Sailing at Cork 1962

£600.00

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

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

lithographic reprint of St Moritz, by Emil Cardinaux (1877-1936), originally published in 1917. Regarded as a masterpiece of early poster art, the image depicts a group of cross-country skiers accompanied by horse drawn sleighs against a wintry St. Moritz landscape

[Emil Cardinaux],

St Moritz c.1980s

£300.00

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

original motorsport poster for the British Airways 1000 kms World Championship Sports Car Race, held at Brands Hatch on 29 September 1974. The immersive design depicts the action from the racing driver’s perspective, with a rival car ahead and the spectator stands flashing by on each side.

World Championship Sports Car Race 1974 1974

£220.00

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

Love (2012 Olympics)

Bob and Roberta Smith,

Love (2012 Olympics) 2012

£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

Original, official, London 2012 Paralympic Games poster, Capital, designed by the British contemporary artist Gary Hume. The design features an abstract design, with a large circle in the foreground representing the wheel of a wheelchair and a smaller circle for a tennis ball

Capital (London 2012 Paralympic Games poster) 2012

£140.00

Triumph Pelmet

£130.00

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

Sydney Olympics, Share the Spirit 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

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

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

London 2012 Paralympic Games poster, Superhuman Nude

Superhuman Nude, 2012 Paralympic Games 2012

£75.00

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

BSA Golden Streak

BSA Golden Streak c. 1955

£75.00

The RAC Rally and Roger Clarke

The RAC Rally and Roger Clarke 1980

£75.00

London 2012 Paralympics (National Emblems) 2012

£50.00

Armstrong The Better Bike. Showcard. Utility Model

Armstrong The Better Bike. Showcard. Utility Model c. 1930

£50.00

Armstrong The Better Bike. Showcard. All Weather de Luxe

Armstrong The Better Bike. Showcard. All Weather de Luxe c. 1930

£50.00

Triumph Cycle Co Ltd Coventry

Triumph Cycle Co Ltd Coventry

£45.00

Kynoch Cycles (reprint)

Kynoch Cycles (reprint) c. 1960s

£40.00