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Gilroy Guinness Poster
A poster by John Gilroy showing a brewery worker in-
specting Copper no. 4”, a large tank. Other than “Copper
no. 4” and Gilroy’s signature. There is no lettering on the
poster.”
30 x 38in. (76.20 x 96.52cm)
Estimate €150-€200 £110-£150
Large Image & Place Bid 449450
Carol Weight lithograph
Cup Tie”, coloured lithograph, published by Guinness
posters circa 1957. One of a series of posters, sponsored
by Guinness, which were inspired by the Guinness Book
of Records.”
14 x 19in. (35.56 x 48.26cm)
Estimate €150-€200 £110-£150
Large Image & Place Bid 450451
1889 Custer’s Last Fight, Budweiser advertising
poster.
Coloured lithograph depicting the Battle of Little Big
Horn. Custer is featured at centre waving a sabre and
dressed in fringed buckskin. The remaining cavalry
officers (except for his brother Tom) are dressed in
military uniform. Indians are armed with scalping knives,
tomahawks, clubs, spears and rifles. Dead of both parties
appear in foreground, with several being identified in
the bottom margin as Courier from Sitting Bull, Squaw
Killing wounded, Rain In the face and the Sioux Warri-
or who killed Custer. A scarce early piece of American
breweriana, distributed as an advertising poster by
Anheuser-Busch. Framed.
32 x 42in. (81.28 x 106.68cm)
Estimate €250-€300 £180-£220
Large Image & Place Bid 451452
Circa 1960. Aer Lingus Dublin” poster showing
Nelson’s Pillar.”
Printed by Ormond.
40 x 25in. (101.60 x 63_cm)
Estimate €200-€300 £150-£220
Large Image & Place Bid 452