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Auction History Result 5a0233 FLORENCE linen 26x40 French travel poster 1921 Roger Broders art of the Italian city, rare! Date Sold 9/3/2023 Sold For: Login or Register to see sold price. A Linenbacked French Travel Poster (measures 25 1/2" x 40" [65 x 102 cm]) (Learn More) Florence, the 1921 French train railway railroad travel poster (with a tagline that translates to "By luxury train Rome-Express") encouraging people to use Chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee when visiting Florence in Italy, and featuring Roger Broders artwork of the Ponte Vecchio bridge over the Arno River (the only bridge in Florence spared from destruction during World War II). Note that this poster was created by Chemins de fer de Paris a Lyon et a la Mediterranee (also known as the Chemins de fer Paris-Lyon-Mediterranee or simply PLM), which was one of France's main railway companies until the nationalization of all French railways in 1938. Artist: Roger Broders Important Added Info: Note that we have never before auctioned this French travel poster! Also note that this poster has been trimmed and it now measures 25 1/2" x 40" [65 x 102 cm]. What IS linenbacking? Learn More Overall Condition and Pre-Restoration Defects with Quality of Restoration: very good to fine. The poster was never folded. It had tiny pinholes in the top corners. Overall, the poster was in very good to fine condition prior to linenbacking. The poster was nicely backed, and displays well! Note that either the restorer who mounted the poster did not leave any excess linen around the edges of the poster, or possibly the owner of the poster chose to carefully trim off the excess, so that the poster would fit in a frame. Learn More about condition grades 
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