Auction 002
Original Vintage Posters - Spring Clearance Sale
By AntikBar Auctions
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Mar 23, 2024
404 King’s Road, Chelsea, London SW10 0LJ
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LOT 438:
Propaganda Poster Anti Nazi WWII Hitler Churchill Stalin Iran Persian. Original vintage World War Two propaganda ...
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Sold for: £325
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Estimated price :
£180 - £360
Buyer's Premium: 20%
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Propaganda Poster Anti Nazi WWII Hitler Churchill Stalin Iran Persian. Original vintage World War Two propaganda poster featuring a caricature by the British cartoon artist KEM Kimon Evan Marengo (1904-1988), produced for the Ministry of Information with a quote in Persian - Strongly he secured his two hands so that his fetters could not be broken even by a fierce elephant - adapted from the Shahnameh / Book of Kings by the renowned Persian poet and author Ferdowsi (Abul-Qasem Ferdowsi Tusi; 940-019/1025CE). Great design depicting Hitler as the mythical figure Zahhak with the faces of Mussolini and Tojo as the evil king's snakes growing out of his shoulders, being led on a horse with his arms tied behind his back, the horse's tail dragging a guard with a swastika armband in the foreground and depictions of Churchill smoking a cigar on a horse with a Union Jack flag, Stalin smoking a pipe and Roosevelt holding a sword on a horse with the American flag walking in front of two men standing by the hills and trees in the background. Good condition, pinholes, staining, creasing, small tears on edges. Country of issue: UK, designer: Kimon Evan Marengo, size (cm): 34x23, year of printing: 1943.
